Tag: detainees

Top Florida official says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ will likely be empty within days, email shows

A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will likely be empty…

What we know about the lawsuits that could shut down ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Two separate lawsuits could halt operations at “Alligator Alcatraz,” the controversial makeshift immigrant detention center in Florida’s swampy…

El Salvador plans 600 mass trials for suspected gang members

El Salvador plans to hold around 600 mass trials for the tens of thousands suspected gang members who…

Maryland lawmakers tour ICE facility two weeks after being turned away

From left, Rep. Sarah Elfreth (D-3rd), Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-7th) speak to…

Judge orders ICE to improve conditions after NYC immigration detainees complain of mistreatment

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration Tuesday to immediately improve conditions at a New York City immigration…

ICE processing center is all but empty when California Congress members arrive to inspect

For two months, several Democratic members of Congress have been unable to enter a downtown L.A. processing center…

Judge orders temporary halt to construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center

A federal judge on Thursday ordered a two-week halt to construction at an immigrant detention center in the…

Judge orders Florida, federal officials to produce ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ agreements

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Federal and state officials in Florida must produce agreements showing which government agency or…