Immigration Detention Centers
Immigration detention centers are specialized facilities that house individuals awaiting immigration hearings or deportation. This directory offers articles and resources on the operation, policies, and challenges specific to these centers, including detainee rights, legal processes, and facility management. Understanding the unique aspects of immigration detention is essential for those working within or about these centers. For more on related topics, visit our section on Detention Facility Operations.
More than 230 Marines have arrived at Guantanamo Bay to assist with holding operations
A lawyer expressed City Hall’s interest in using the defunct Metropolitan Correctional Center to house migrants amid severe overcrowding in shelters
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Deputies can ID inmates as immigrants who are potentially violating civil immigration law and then hold them until ICE picks them up for detention
Roughly half of the detainees that were transferred from the Krome Detention Center to Broward Transitional Center tested positive for COVID-19
A filed complaint says detainees are being denied protective gear, cleaning supplies and adequate space to observe social distancing
The detainee had been held at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego and hospitalized since late April
U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III called for an investigation into what occurred at the Bristol County House of Corrections, as well as the release of surveillance footage
Detainees barricaded themselves inside the facility, ripped washing machines and pipes off the wall, broke windows and “trashed the entire unit”
Advocates say there’s not enough protective gear, cleaning supplies or space in immigration detention centers to allow for social distancing
Immigrant rights groups said ICE should parole detainees who are over 60 or have underlying conditions
A statement from the federal authority said the prison was ‘never meant to be a permanent detention location’
A federal website posted long-term awards worth a combined $6.8 billion for detention facilities
The surge has occurred against the backdrop of a criminal justice overhaul that has reduced the state’s prison population and threatened the economies of small towns
Boston’s sheriff is ending his office’s longtime relationship with ICE in order to house more female inmates
The sheriff has come under some criticism for the policy
The lawsuit is seeking a judgement that the AG does not have the power to prohibit Ocean County from sharing info with other agencies
The contract will add 50 jobs
The bank announced Monday it was ending its relationship with GEO Group and CoreCivic
It is the third hunger strike in Yuba County Jail in 10 months
Immigration rights groups are calling the sheriff’s moves a “bait and switch” because inmates are still being given to ICE
If passed, the bill will force sheriffs to hold jail inmates who may be in the country illegally and give ICE up to 48 hours to pick them up
The sheriff’s office signed a “basic ordering agreement” with ICE to hold inmates for an extra 48 hours
ICE is considering opening a second permanent facility where transgender migrants can be detained amid the influx of Central Americans crossing the border
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There are signs that immigration officials are struggling to find space for the growing number of ICE detainees
If approved, Florida would become the fourth state to launch such a program at a state-run prison
Sheriff’s in California counties have terminated their contracts with ICE to house inmates in local jails
A Mich. sheriff announced a jail won’t release people to ICE unless they present an arrest warrant
Nassau County officials have given the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency until Jan. 31 to vacate
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The confidentiality sections of the new forms require volunteers to agree not to share information they learn inside without written permission from the warden
The 166,000-square-foot facility would house immigrants detained by ICE who are being held pending administrative hearing on issues such as deportation
When federal officials arrived in May for a surprise inspection of the detention facility, they found nooses made from bedsheets in 15 of 20 cells
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Cambria County Prison will house approximately 73 ICE detainees by the end of the week, officials say
Families for Freedom said the detainees were protesting deplorable conditions in the facility
