Immigration

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

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

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

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

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

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

The three were not released after discussions between the state prison system and immigration authorities

Felipe Montes was the fourth detainee held at the southwest Georgia immigration detention center to die after testing positive for COVID-19

Bounchan Keola was hurt when a tree fell on him while he was helping fight a deadly wildfire

Many of the women had been deported or released from immigration custody after the allegations first emerged

The deficiencies included medical care, admission and release, staff-detainee communication and phone access

The Justice Department and lawyers for several of the women agreed that immigration authorities wouldn't carry out any deportations until mid-January

"I'm just asking for a second chance to live this American life and to be a firefighter," Bounchan Keola said

The detention center was found to excessively strip-search detainees and failed to provide detainees with two hot meals a day