Immigration Detention Centers
Migrants within the Torrance County Detention Facility in N.M. describe broken plumbing, insect infestations, insufficient access to medical care and water
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
The jail has “a long history of serious deficiencies,” ICE said in a news release Friday
Lawyers said at least seven others at the Irwin County Detention Center have received word that they could soon be removed from the country
The detention center was found to excessively strip-search detainees and failed to provide detainees with two hot meals a day
Officials say they’re following CDC guidelines despite criticism from those held inside since the first outbreak began
The complaint alleges COs used torture to coerce Cameroonian immigrants in the facility to sign deportation documents
Medical experts found an “alarming pattern” in which Dr. Mahendra Amin allegedly subjected the women to unwarranted gynecological surgeries
They came one vote short of passing a ban on ICE officers and a ban on honoring ICE “holds” on inmates
The lawsuit alleged that the Sheriff’s Department routinely held people in jail for days, weeks or even months beyond the dates of their release
Under the ruling, at least four immigration detention centers with the capacity to house approximately 5,000 people would be phased out over the coming years
In addition to allegations of nonconsensual gynecological procedures, lawmakers recounted stories of extreme unsanitary conditions
The allegations against the doctor were first revealed in a complaint filed last week by a nurse at the Irwin County Detention Center
Some COs will be trained and deputized, giving them the authority to investigate and detain inmates for their immigration status
The women’s lack of consent or knowledge raises severe legal and ethical issues, lawyers and medical experts said
A nurse claims a gynecologist, who she called the “uterus collector,” was performing “mass hysterectomies”
The filed complaint includes questions surrounding hysterectomies, shredded medical records and refusals to test detainees for COVID-19
A judge faulted the detention complex in Farmville for an outbreak that affected more than 90% of the center’s nearly 300 detainees
The Jackson Parish Sheriff’s Office said detainees “were upset about having no electricity and running water” and “damaged their dormitory in protest”
The infections are at the La Palma Correctional Center in Eloy, which has so far seen a total of 356 cases
The judge agreed to a request from lawyers of inmates who filed a lawsuit over conditions to allow a medical expert to conduct an inspection of the facility
GEO and CoreCivic recently agreed to long-term contracts with the Trump administration for several immigration detention centers in Texas and California
Otay Mesa Detention Center COs said early absence of masks, lack of cleaning supplies and mixing symptomatic inmates with others contributed to the outbreak
Eighteen employees at the East Hidalgo Detention Facility have tested positive and are quarantining at home
The grievance chronicled three instances in which detainees said immigration officials retaliated against them
A resident of Ionia, Michigan, who opposes the proposal for a new immigrant prison, said he’s worried the prison will hurt the city’s image
Roughly half of the detainees that were transferred from the Krome Detention Center to Broward Transitional Center tested positive for COVID-19
A filed complaint says detainees are being denied protective gear, cleaning supplies and adequate space to observe social distancing
The detainee had been held at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego and hospitalized since late April
U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III called for an investigation into what occurred at the Bristol County House of Corrections, as well as the release of surveillance footage
Detainees barricaded themselves inside the facility, ripped washing machines and pipes off the wall, broke windows and “trashed the entire unit”
Advocates say there’s not enough protective gear, cleaning supplies or space in immigration detention centers to allow for social distancing
Immigrant rights groups said ICE should parole detainees who are over 60 or have underlying conditions
