Tag: detention center

Amnesty International calls U.S. attack on Houthi prison war crime

Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Human rights organization Amnesty International said Wednesday that a U.S. airstrike that hit a…

immigrants held in new California detention facility beg for help

Immigrants locked up in California’s newest federal detention center have described the facility as a “a torture chamber”,…

Indiana will spend $16 million renovating ‘Speedway Slammer’ to become ICE detention center

The "Speedway Slammer" now has a price tag: $16 million, so far.That's how much the state budget committee…

Nebraska lawmaker’s unannounced visit to McCook prison morphing into ICE jail sparks more questions

The state's Work Ethic Camp in McCook, Neb., is set to become the "Cornhusker Clink," the federal name…

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’s happening inside Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center?

Deep in the Everglades, in a patch of swamp surrounded by snakes, alligators and relentless mosquitoes, Florida has…

Judge bars Florida from bringing more detainees to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

MIAMI — A federal court in Florida has ruled that Florida can’t bring any additional people to the…

Nebraska’s governor announces plan for immigration detention center

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Republican Gov. Jim Pillen announced plans Tuesday for an immigration detention center in…

Judge dismisses part of lawsuit over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention center

A federal judge in Miami issued a split decision in a lawsuit over the legal rights of detainees…

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…

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…

Republicans are rolling over democracy and allowing Trump to act as a ‘fascist dictator’

After being denied entry to a Brooklyn facility, Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) sends a direct message to border…