News & Commentary about Immigration Detention Conditions

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Detainees walk in a hallway at the Northwest Detention Center, a federal immigration facility in Tacoma, Washington.

Mar 25, 2020

Living with COVID — in an Immigration Jail

A collage of a black-and-white image of two people hugging, overlaying a beige and red background with a barbed wire gate behind the people. This image depicts the difficulties of family separation policies that have come from the Trump administration.

Feb 26, 2020

Family Separation, Two Years After Ms. L

Back of an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer's vest that reads "POLICE ICE." Taken in Portland, OR.

Feb 18, 2020

ICE's Destruction of Records Must Be Stopped

Jan 14, 2020

The Trump Administration Weakens Standards for ICE Detention Facilities

Nov 1, 2019

Immigrants’ Rights are at Stake in Local Colorado Elections

Oct 18, 2019

Why is the Trump Administration Trying to Tear This 26-Year-Old DACA Recipient Away From Her Child?

Mar 1, 2019

Rampant Abuses in Immigration Detention Prove ICE Is Rotten to the Core

Aug 1, 2018

The Trump Administration Is Preventing Detained Immigrants From Practicing Their Religion

Jun 21, 2018

Substandard Medical Care Is Killing People in U.S. Immigration Prisons

May 7, 2018

Despite Court Order, Trump Continues to Pressure Immigrants Into Carrying Unwanted Pregnancies