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News & Commentary about Immigration Detention Conditions

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Collage of seven immigrants who share their experiences of being detained during the COVID-19 crisis.

Aug 24, 2020

What's it Like to be in Immigration Lockup During a Pandemic?

What's it Like to be in Immigration Lockup During a Pandemic?
A detainee lays on a bunk in a pod at the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Ga. As of November 2019, 1,625 male detainees were said to be held at the center by ICE.

Jun 29, 2020

DHS Watchdog Confirms: ICE is Failing to Protect Detained People From COVID

DHS Watchdog Confirms: ICE is Failing to Protect Detained People From COVID
A woman drives in a caravan protesting conditions detainees face in ICE detention centers.

May 22, 2020

ICE鈥檚 Lack of Transparency About COVID-19 in Detention Will Cost Lives

ICE鈥檚 Lack of Transparency About COVID-19 in Detention Will Cost Lives
Detainees walk toward a fenced recreation area inside of an ICE detention facility in Washington state.

Apr 30, 2020

Immigration Detention Was a Black Box Before COVID-19. Now, it鈥檚 a Death Trap.

Immigration Detention Was a Black Box Before COVID-19. Now, it鈥檚 a Death Trap.

Apr 15, 2020

What it's like in ICE Detention During a Pandemic

What it's like in ICE Detention During a Pandemic
Two children wear masks and hold signs that read "I want my dad free and healthy" and "I want my dad alive not dead!!" as part of a protest calling for the release of detained immigrants in front of the GEO Detention Center in Aurora, Colorado.

Apr 8, 2020

鈥淭hey Don鈥檛 Care if You Die鈥�: Immigrants in ICE Detention Fear the Spread of COVID-19

鈥淭hey Don鈥檛 Care if You Die鈥�: Immigrants in ICE Detention Fear the Spread of COVID-19
Detainees walk in a hallway at the Northwest Detention Center, a federal immigration facility in Tacoma, Washington.

Mar 25, 2020

Living with COVID 鈥� in an Immigration Jail

Living with COVID 鈥� 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

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

ICE's Destruction of Records Must Be Stopped
ice standards

Jan 14, 2020

The Trump Administration Weakens Standards for ICE Detention Facilities

The Trump Administration Weakens Standards for ICE Detention Facilities