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News Articles: Detention Centers

A security guard poses during a media tour of the Port Isabel Detention Center hosted by ICE in Los Fresnos, Texas in 2024. The Trump administration seeks to reopen family detention centers in the state.

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  • National

President Trump brings back practice of detaining families together

President Trump also detained families during his first term in an effort to deter migration through the southern border.

March 07, 2025
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
Rust on newer cell door at the Camden County Detention Center.

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  • News

Camden’s sheriff let us tour the deteriorating county jail. Here’s what we saw

As part of the The Current‘s ongoing election coverage and candidate interviews, reporter Jake Shore and photojournalist Justin Taylor paid a visit to Camden County Sheriff Jim Proctor at the Woodbine office and detention center for an interview. While he won’t be on the main ballot on May 21, his challengers have put his spending and jail record foremost in their messages.

May 03, 2024
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By:
  • Jake Shore and
  • Justin Taylor
President Joe Biden speaks during the Democratic National Committee's "Back on Track" drive-in car rally in Duluth, Georgia, to celebrate his 100th day in office. Immigrant advocates were there to protest.

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  • National

Biden Wants To End For-Profit Immigrant Detention. His Administration Isn't So Sure

Since the campaign trail, President Biden has said he wants to close privately run immigrant detention centers. But immigrant advocates say his administration isn't following through on his promises.

June 15, 2021
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By:
  • Joel Rose
Correctional officer Hansen Attakai looks out at the Window Rock District Department of Corrections in Window Rock, Ariz., on the Navajo Nation.<strong> </strong>

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  • Investigations

Indian Affairs Promised To Reform Tribal Jails. We Found Death, Neglect And Disrepair

At least 19 people have died since 2016 in tribal detention centers overseen by Indian Affairs, our investigation found. Several died after correctional officers failed to provide proper medical care.

June 10, 2021
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By:
  • Nate Hegyi
The Adelanto U.S. Immigration and Enforcement Processing Center in Adelanto, Calif., is operated by GEO Group, Inc., a Florida-based company specializing in privatized corrections. The facility is one of 39 recommended by the ACLU for closure.

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  • National

ACLU Calls On DHS To Close ICE Detention Centers, Citing High Cost Of Empty Beds

The ACLU wants the Biden administration to close dozens of immigration detention facilities, citing the historically low number of immigrants in detention and the high cost of paying for empty beds.

April 28, 2021
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  • Joel Rose
Chart: ICE Detention Population Decreasing Sharply

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  • National

Beyond The Border, Fewer Immigrants Being Locked Up But ICE Still Pays For Empty Beds

The number of immigrants in detention peaked under former President Donald Trump. Now those detention centers have emptied out, but ICE is still paying more than $1 million a day for empty beds.

April 01, 2021
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By:
  • Joel Rose
Reporter Seth Freed Wessler spoke with people detained in Irwin County's ICE Detention Center about the pandemic, including Nilson Barahona-Marriaga (pictured here), a 39-year-old father who has diabetes and hypertension, two risk factors for COVID-19.

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  • Health Care

With Lack of Pandemic Protections, Fears - And Coronavirus - Spread Among Georgia ICE Detainees

While protests set off by the killing of George Floyd show no signs of letting up, another quieter protest has been stirring at an Immigration and...

June 12, 2020
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  • Emilia Brock ,
  • Pria Mahadevan ,
  • and 1 more
In this photo provided by U.S.People who've been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the United States sit in one of the cages at a facility in McAllen, Texas, Sunday, June 17, 2018.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Inside A Georgia ICE Immigration Facility

On this edition of Political Rewind, the Trump administration issues new rules designed to further reduce the number of immigrants seeking new lives in...

August 23, 2019
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  • Bill Nigut
Dr. Goza listens to the lungs of a 2-year-old at Catholic Charities' Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen, TX. After the toddler was released from CBP, she was sent to the emergency room with pneumonia and an undiagnosed congenital heart condition.

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  • Health Care

New National Pediatrics President On Welfare Of Migrant Children In Detention Centers

Fayetteville pediatrician Dr. Sara Goza has been elected president of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Goza is back at her practice in Georgia after...

July 08, 2019
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell,
  • Emilia Brock,
  • and 1 more
Earlier this year, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the city would temporarily stop accepting new detainees from the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.

Advocates Ask Council To Close Atlanta Detention Center

More than a hundred advocates poured into Atlanta’s City Hall Monday asking the city council to move forward in closing the Atlanta detention center.

August 21, 2018
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By:
  • Ross Terrell
The Southern Poverty Law Center has named two Georgia detention centers in a lawsuit claiming immigration officials hinder detainees' access to legal help.

Southern Poverty Law Center Sues Over Immigrant Access to Legal Assistance

Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it would halt its Legal Orientation Program, which provides legal advice and information to...

April 16, 2018
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Adam Ragusea

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