Immigration

ACLU appeals ruling allowing Colo. sheriff to continue operating federal immigration program

Deputies can ID inmates as immigrants who are potentially violating civil immigration law and then hold them until ICE picks them up for detention

Migrants faced retaliation after reporting detention center, according to groups

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Migrants within the Torrance County Detention Facility in N.M. describe broken plumbing, insect infestations, insufficient access to medical care and water

Modernizing supervision: New tools for a new environment (white paper)

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Tyler Technologies

Many probation and supervision agencies rely on aging technology systems that are difficult for officers to use and don't provide adequate data for decision-making and measurement of outcomes

Law ending immigrant detention in Ill. county jails is upheld by federal appeals court

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The loss of the federal contract to hold the detainees likely will create a $6 million hole in the county budget that will have to be filled, according to officials

Staff shortage, fewer inmates lead Mass. sheriff to end ICE program

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The staff trained in the program and the jail population have halved since the agreement began in 2017

Immigrant detentions soar despite Biden's campaign promises

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The number of detainees nationwide has more than doubled since the end of February 2021 to nearly 27,000

Mistrial halts case on minimum wage for Wash. immigrant detainees

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A trial over whether immigration detainees must get minimum wage — instead of $1 a day — has ended with a hung jury

Migrants to replace inmates in a South Texas prison

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The move comes after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered that authorities arrest migrants who are in the country illegally and committed a state or federal crime

Bill in Wash. state would ban private immigration jail

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The bill would allow GEO to continue operating the jail until its contract with ICE expires in 2025

Fla. sues to stop Biden's immigration directives

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New guidance has resulted in immigration officials declining to take custody of people who have served sentences for burglary, drug trafficking and other crimes