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Immigrant Detention
Trump Administration Plans to Detain Children at Former Japanese Internment Camp
The administration's decision to send over a thousand migrant children to the base was met with horror.
Former Trump Adviser Kelly Joins Board of Immigrant Detention Center Company
Former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly now a member of the board of directors for Caliburn International.
With Jailed Asylum-Seekers on the Rise, Detention Contractors Reap Profits
GEO Group and CoreCivic receive multimillion dollar contracts from DHS to run detention facilities.
ICE Detainees Face Severe Shortage of Medical and Mental Health Care
Gross mistreatment has been found in many ICE facilities belonging under the GEO Group.
Supreme Court Approves Indefinite Detention of Immigrants
ICE can continue incarcerating any immigrant — legal or undocumented — for years at a time.
US Uses Several Clandestine Shelters to Detain Immigrant Children
The federal government is relying on secret shelters to hold unaccompanied minors.
Trump to Divert Millions From Health Programs for Migrant Child Detention
Alzheimer's patients, lower-income preschool children, and HIV patients are among those whose needs might go unmet.
Teachers Urge Divestment From Private Prisons
A new report exposes how public pensions are intertwined with institutions that profit from mass incarceration.
Trump to Withdraw From “Flores” Protections to Detain Families Indefinitely
Legal limits meant to protect migrant children are being attacked on two fronts.