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.
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The jail has “a long history of serious deficiencies,” ICE said in a news release Friday
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In addition to $17.3M for immigrant detainee back pay, the private prison company owes Washington state nearly $6M
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“Immigrants held in GEO’s for-profit facilities are not criminals and should not be beholden to enriching the corporation’s bottom line,” said an attorney
A rights group allege that they have unconstitutionally denied lawyers’ access to immigrants in a prison in Oregon
Officials are moving 1,000 detainees, including asylum seekers, to a medium-security federal prison building
About 69 percent of arrests during the first 135 days of the Trump administration were transfers from criminal custody
In the wake of the policy violation, the Sheriff’s Office said jail deputies and staff were re-briefed of the sanctuary policies
The goal is to assist agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in California
A new agreement in place allows the federal government to use part of the county jail in Riverhead, New York to house immigrants facing deportation
A move from Trump led to a nearly 500 percent increase in the amount of ICE detainees housed in the Grand Forks jail
The state wants the GEO Group to give up the profits it has made by relying on detainee labor over the past decade
ICE standards say detainees kept in isolation must be observed “at least every 30 minutes on an irregular schedule”
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The governor signed an executive order in 2011 calling on employees and officials to cooperate with the federal government on immigration matters
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Gov. Paul LePage spokeswoman Julie Rabinowitz says the governor has not taken any action to remove a sheriff
The law requires local jails to honor all “detainer” requests issued by federal immigration authorities
At the time of the shooting, Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez had been recently released from jail despite a request by immigration officials to keep him behind bars
U.S. Marshals typically use the city’s jail space to hold inmates awaiting federal court hearings in El Paso as part of a longstanding agreement with the county
The measure prevents local governments from signing or expanding contracts with federal authorities for immigration detention facilities
It’s unclear whether the governor’s action will be enough to stop Rene Lima-Marin’s deportation
ICE took custody of Rene Lima-Marin after a judge ordered him to be released from prison in an armed robbery case
Rene Lima-Marin came to the U.S. from Cuba when he was a toddler and never applied for citizenship
The bill would allow Texas to license two family lockdowns and enable facilities to hold families for prolonged stays
Activists said ICE detainees and regular inmates cannot receive family visitors, only lawyers and clergy
The city is moving to reduce the sentences of most municipal offenses to less than a year in jail to help immigrants avoid deportation
Some of the jails require updating to meet ICE standards, but the existing facilities could put Texas at an advantage
The Trump administration released a list of 206 cases of immigrants released from custody before federal agents could intervene
The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General issued a report alleging health risks and safety concerns at the Theo Lacy Facility
Mayor Carlos Gimenez defended the decision saying county police are only agreeing to hold people flagged by Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Jails will hold undocumented immigrants detained by police and turn them over to Department of Homeland Security when requested
After a backlash to immigration enforcement in U.S. jails, local sheriffs’ agencies are coming up with new ways to assist federal efforts to ensure immigrants with serious criminal convictions aren’t released back onto the streets
Official: “This is a genuine safety problem, and also a crisis for immigration enforcement”
Cities and states have passed legislation that limits many of the detention requests issued by immigration authorities
Veteran and retired CO Mario Hernandez believed he was always a citizen, but officials told him differently