/tags/detention-centers detention centers en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:32:11 GMT /immigration/2026-07-02/rep-wasserman-schultz-describes-horrific-conditions-during-visit-inside-miramar-ice-facility Immigrant advocates allege the facility is overcrowded and that detainees are exposed to excessive heat, and have inadequate access to food, water, beds and bathrooms. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:32:11 GMT /immigration/2026-07-02/rep-wasserman-schultz-describes-horrific-conditions-during-visit-inside-miramar-ice-facility Halle Vazquez /immigration/2026-07-01/immigrant-advocates-demand-oversight-of-reported-inhumane-conditions-inside-miramar-ice-facility Speaking at a news conference outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building off SW 145th Avenue in southwest Broward County, several speakers said detainees have told them of inadequate access to bathrooms and beds, and severe overcrowding. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:09:09 GMT /immigration/2026-07-01/immigrant-advocates-demand-oversight-of-reported-inhumane-conditions-inside-miramar-ice-facility Halle Vazquez /immigration/2026-06-02/from-festering-infections-to-untreated-cancer-ice-detainees-across-the-us-describe-medical-neglect Immigrant detainees across at least 33 states allege in court documents that the government is failing to provide them with adequate medical care. An investigation by The Associated Press and KFF Health News found that people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement are being denied access to doctors and medications for maladies ranging from dental pain to pregnancy to prostate cancer. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:23:00 GMT /immigration/2026-06-02/from-festering-infections-to-untreated-cancer-ice-detainees-across-the-us-describe-medical-neglect Rae Ellen Bichell, Claire Galofaro, Maia Rosenfeld, Renusa Rayasam, Aaron Kessler and Byron Tau | Associated Press and KFF Health News /immigration/2026-05-13/expected-closure-of-everglades-detention-center-is-no-accident-given-timing-environmentalists-say Environmental groups say the expected closure of a detention center in the Florida Everglades is linked to their lawsuit. The center, nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz," could close in the next month or two. A federal appellate court recently allowed it to remain open but sent the case back to a lower court. Wed, 13 May 2026 18:44:48 GMT /immigration/2026-05-13/expected-closure-of-everglades-detention-center-is-no-accident-given-timing-environmentalists-say Mike Schneider | The Associated Press /immigration/2026-04-15/lawyer-says-guards-beat-and-pepper-sprayed-detainees-at-floridas-alligator-alcatraz A lawyer for two of the detainees says the beating happened after they complained about not having phone access on April 2. The lawyer says the guards taunted and then attacked the detainees. Guards punched one of her clients in the face and broke another detainee's wrist. Phone service was restored the next day without explanation. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:02:39 GMT /immigration/2026-04-15/lawyer-says-guards-beat-and-pepper-sprayed-detainees-at-floridas-alligator-alcatraz Mike Schneider | Associated Press /immigration/2026-03-05/haitian-man-dies-in-us-immigration-custody-with-untreated-toothache-brother-says A Haitian man confined at an Arizona immigration detention center for months after the denial of his asylum application has died in the hospital. The man's brother says Wednesday that 56-year-old Emmanuel Damas told officers he had a toothache in mid-February but was not sent to a dentist. Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:17:00 GMT /immigration/2026-03-05/haitian-man-dies-in-us-immigration-custody-with-untreated-toothache-brother-says Jacques Billeaud | Associated Press /immigration/2026-02-13/lawyers-say-access-to-alligator-alcatraz-is-still-hard-to-get-as-a-judge-weighs-the-case Attorneys say detainees at Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" still struggle to reach their lawyers, despite state claims that access problems are fixed. On Thursday, two lawyers filed statements with a federal court that their clients cannot call them using staff cellphones. They also say they still cannot make unannounced visits. Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:09:43 GMT /immigration/2026-02-13/lawyers-say-access-to-alligator-alcatraz-is-still-hard-to-get-as-a-judge-weighs-the-case Mike Schneider | Associated Press /immigration/2026-01-28/detainees-to-testify-about-legal-access-at-alligator-alcatraz Former detainees are set to testify about conditions at a Florida immigration detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz." A federal judge is considering whether they have sufficient access to the legal system. Civil rights attorneys are seeking a temporary injunction to ensure detainees at the state-run Everglades facility have the same access to attorneys as those in federally-run centers. Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:43:52 GMT /immigration/2026-01-28/detainees-to-testify-about-legal-access-at-alligator-alcatraz Mike Schneider and Gisela Salomon | Associated Press /immigration/2025-12-02/ice-sent-600-immigrant-kids-to-detention-in-federal-shelters-this-year-its-a-new-record Seven years ago, during the first administration of President Donald Trump, children were taken from their families the moment they crossed the border into the United States. Today, family separations are back, only now they are happening all across the country. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:00:00 GMT /immigration/2025-12-02/ice-sent-600-immigrant-kids-to-detention-in-federal-shelters-this-year-its-a-new-record Mica Rosenberg, Mario Ariza, McKenzie Funk, Jeff Ernsthausen, Gabriel Sandoval | ProPublica /immigration/2025-11-19/judge-pushes-for-resolution-in-lawsuit-over-legal-access-at-alligator-alcatraz U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has ordered a two-day conference next month in her Fort Myers courtroom. The lawsuit challenges whether detainees at "Alligator Alcatraz" are getting adequate legal access Wed, 19 Nov 2025 22:16:24 GMT /immigration/2025-11-19/judge-pushes-for-resolution-in-lawsuit-over-legal-access-at-alligator-alcatraz Mike Schneider | Associated Press