Migrant detention centers

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has proposed a new immigrant detention facility nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz," located at a remote airport site surrounded by Everglades wildlife

A group of Cuban detainees staged a protest in Krome Detention Center's recreational yard to oppose deportation to third countries

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving private prison operator GEO Group, which seeks to appeal a lower court's decision denying it governmental immunity in a class action lawsuit alleging forced labor at an immigration detention center in Colorado

The first New York City public school student seeking asylum from Venezuela was detained by ICE last week after attending an immigration court hearing.

"This news raises even more questions, and the corruption concerns are too large to ignore," said Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the Senate Judiciary Committee's top Democrat

Two immigrant rights organizations have filed a lawsuit accusing ICE of subjecting two women detained in Baltimore to conditions that violate both constitutional protections and the agency's own detention policies.

Cliona Ward, a 54-year-old Irish-born woman and longtime U.S. resident, has been released from U.S. immigration detention after being held for 17 days

Authorities have identified over two dozen safety issues involving plumbing, fire code compliance, and electrical systems

A ProPublica investigation reveals how a former festival logistics company used insider connections to secure billions in government contracts — and is now set to benefit even more from Trump's mass deportation agenda.

Private prison companies stand to benefit significantly from a sweeping new plan proposed by the Trump administration to overhaul the U.S. immigrant detention system.

One woman who spoke to USA TODAY recounted being chained to other detainees and transported for hours without food or water

Reports suggest that President Trump is preparing to invoke the 1798 Alien Enemies Act as soon as Friday

The Trump administration has flown all remaining migrants held at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Station back to the United States, a Defense Department official confirmed

Military flights to Guantanamo cost up to $27,000 per detainee, while ICE charter flights are cheaper, but still entail financial burdens, including security personnel and medical staff

Twelve migrants have been charged with assaulting two federal correctional officers in a detention facility near the South Texas border.

The Biden administration ended the practice of detaining families at the site, converting some family detention centers into processing facilities aimed at releasing migrants within 72 hours

Civil rights attorneys have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to prevent the transfer of undocumented immigrants from the United States to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba

One civil rights complaint alleged that staff in a Buffalo facility retaliated against hunger-striking detainees through physical force and solitary confinement

"It will now be up to the courts to ensure that immigrants cannot be warehoused on offshore islands," said a representative of the ACLU through a statement

"Today, the first flights from the United States to Guantánamo Bay with illegal migrants are underway," Leavitt said on Fox Business.

ICE was forced to release detained migrants and place them on monitored leave after growing concerns of overcrowding detention centers.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement estimates that implementing the act would cost $3.2 billion in additional funding for the 2025 fiscal year.

Private companies, including CoreCivic and GEO Group, submitted proposals that could collectively add between 6,650 and 12,000 detention beds nationwide

"The time and staffing needed to arrest a single immigrant reveals how difficult it may be to scale up to mass deportations" concluded NBC News

Initially proposed under the Biden administration, a new ICE detention center near San Francisco could now serve as a key asset in advancing Trump's mass deportation plans.

ICE is currently negotiating at least 14 contracts with private prison companies despite Biden's initial pledge to end such practices

According to Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) many of those who have a criminal record "have only minor offenses, including traffic violations"

NBC News revealed that the aim is to double the current 41,000 ICE detention beds to house detained immigrants prior to deportation

The lawsuit contends that ICE "regularly fails" to return funds as required, leaving thousands of people without their deposits even after cases close

Zoe Lofgren argued in a letter that the profit-driven nature of these facilities leads to a focus on cutting costs at the expense of humane treatment