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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

YOU'RE A F*CKING PEDOPHILE!' DeSantis' Hulk Hogan Tribute Interrupted by Alligator Alcatraz' Protester

Protester interruped DeSantis' remarks about Hulk Hogan, referencing the controversial Alligator Alcatraz detention facility and accusing him of being a pedophile.
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

The nightmare of the Gonzalez brothers, detained at Alligator Alcatraz for a traffic ticket: Their civil rights are being violated'

Traffic violations led to the arrest of Carlos and Oscar, resulting in their detention while facing significant barriers to legal representation and family contact.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Atlanta reporter detained by Ice punished for his journalism', rights groups say

Mario Guevara is detained in Georgia despite dropped charges, highlighting serious threats to press freedom.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Less than human': Report details Trump immigration detention centre abuses

The report highlighted rampant overcrowding and potentially deadly indifference to medical needs at three immigration detention facilities in Florida, leading to serious human rights concerns.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Trump Administration Deports 82-Year-Old Pennsylvania Grandfather to Guatemala

Luis Leon, an 82-year-old man who immigrated from Chile, was detained by ICE while attempting to replace his lost green card, and his family faced confusion over his whereabouts.
US politics
#human-rights
fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks ago

US: Mahmoud Khalil sues Trump administration for $20m DW 07/11/2025

Khalil's claim alleges he was the victim of 'malicious prosecution and abuse of process, false arrest, false imprisonment, and negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress,' asserting that the Trump administration illegally arrested and detained him.
US politics
US politics
fromMiami Herald
3 weeks ago

Miami-Dade mayor demands access to Everglades detention camp on seized county land

Miami-Dade County Mayor seeks live monitoring of the immigration detention center in the Everglades due to environmental and treatment concerns.
fromMiami Herald
4 weeks ago

Elote, churrasco and churros: Alligator Alcatraz workers fed by Miami food trucks

The food trucks included local favorites like Elote Lovers, Churro Mania, and Che Grill, contracted to feed construction workers assembling the detention center.
Miami food
#pro-palestinian-activism
fromCbsnews
1 month ago
Black Lives Matter

Mahmoud Khalil returns to Columbia University campus, says his fight for Palestinians is just beginning

US news
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

Columbia Activist Arrested by ICE at His Appointment for Citizenship

Mohsen Mahdawi, a pro-Palestinian organizer, was detained by immigration after seeking U.S. citizenship, raising concerns over targeting foreign students politically.
fromCbsnews
1 month ago
Black Lives Matter

Mahmoud Khalil returns to Columbia University campus, says his fight for Palestinians is just beginning

US news
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

Columbia Activist Arrested by ICE at His Appointment for Citizenship

Mohsen Mahdawi, a pro-Palestinian organizer, was detained by immigration after seeking U.S. citizenship, raising concerns over targeting foreign students politically.
#mahmoud-khalil
Black Lives Matter
fromDefector
4 months ago

Read Mahmoud Khalil's Letter From An ICE Detention Facility | Defector

Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was arrested and detained by DHS without charges, revealing concerns about justice in immigration facilities.
NYC politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Who is Mahmoud Khalil? The detained Columbia graduate praised as steady negotiator

Mahmoud Khalil, a detainee linked to pro-Palestinian activism, is recognized for his leadership, negotiation skills, and personal journey as a double refugee.
#ice
fromBoston.com
1 month ago
US news

DHS: 4 escaped from immigration detention center in New Jersey

ICE's detainee count surpasses capacity, leading to significant unrest at detention facilities.
New York City
fromNew York Post
5 months ago

ICE to open East Coast's largest federal immigration detention center in Newark

ICE will reopen a 1,000-bed immigration detention center in Newark, reflecting the Trump administration's commitment to aggressive immigration enforcement.
US news
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

DHS: 4 escaped from immigration detention center in New Jersey

ICE's detainee count surpasses capacity, leading to significant unrest at detention facilities.
New York City
fromNew York Post
5 months ago

ICE to open East Coast's largest federal immigration detention center in Newark

ICE will reopen a 1,000-bed immigration detention center in Newark, reflecting the Trump administration's commitment to aggressive immigration enforcement.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Investigation launched after deportee breaks free on Heathrow runway

What is known as the movement area of the airport is the entire airside. We have to consider all movement in this area, whether it's wildlife or something else.
UK news
#private-prisons
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Private prisons and local jails are ramping up as ICE detention exceeds capacity

The U.S. government is increasing immigration detention capacity significantly, with many held in private facilities raising concerns about conditions.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Cities aiming to thwart immigrant detention centers wield a secret weapon: local laws

The push to reopen private prisons for immigration detention raises concerns due to their documented histories of violence and poor conditions.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Private prisons and local jails are ramping up as ICE detention exceeds capacity

The U.S. government is increasing immigration detention capacity significantly, with many held in private facilities raising concerns about conditions.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Cities aiming to thwart immigrant detention centers wield a secret weapon: local laws

The push to reopen private prisons for immigration detention raises concerns due to their documented histories of violence and poor conditions.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Malicious': New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka sues US attorney after arrest

The complaint alleges that a member of the GEO Group, which owns the facility, allowed Baraka to come inside Delaney Hall's wire gate.
NYC politics
#lamonica-mciver
US news
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

DOJ charges New Jersey congresswoman with assault over immigration facility tussle

Rep. LaMonica McIver faces assault charges against federal agents, with claims of political motives behind the prosecution.
fromNew York Post
2 months ago
NYC politics

Dem Rep. LaMonica McIver charged over chaotic Newark ICE detention center protest, Mayor Ras Baraka's dismissed, US Attorney Alina Habba announces

US news
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

DOJ charges New Jersey congresswoman with assault over immigration facility tussle

Rep. LaMonica McIver faces assault charges against federal agents, with claims of political motives behind the prosecution.
fromNew York Post
2 months ago
NYC politics

Dem Rep. LaMonica McIver charged over chaotic Newark ICE detention center protest, Mayor Ras Baraka's dismissed, US Attorney Alina Habba announces

#ras-baraka
NYC politics
fromNew York Post
2 months ago

NJ politicians who stormed ICE center wanted '15 minutes of fame,' DHS says, as more charges could be coming

Politicians' storming of the Newark detention center for publicity could lead to criminal charges for alleged assault, raising safety concerns.
fromwww.trentonian.com
2 months ago

New Jersey mayor arrested at ICE detention center where he was protesting, prosecutor says

Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested for protesting against the legality of a newly opened immigration detention center in Newark.
Boston food
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

Judge not waiting for transfer of Tufts student detained by ICE to hold bail hearing

Rümeysa Öztürk's detention raises constitutional rights concerns, prompting legal actions for her release.
fromKqed
2 months ago

Bay Area Democrats Decry Trump Administration's 'Outrageous' Plan to Use Military Base for Immigration Detention | KQED

"Assigning resources toward immigration enforcement risks blurring this crucial distinction and setting a concerning precedent for the use of military installations for purposes beyond their intended scope."
SF politics
Washington DC
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Not just Alcatraz: the notorious US prisons Trump is already reopening

Trump's plan to reopen Alcatraz overshadowed broader initiatives to repurpose closed prisons for immigration detention, raising ethical concerns about safety and treatment.
California
fromSan Jose Inside
2 months ago

CA Investigators Report Poor Treatment of Mentally Ill at ICE Detention Centers

California immigration detention facilities lack sufficient mental health care, particularly suicide prevention measures.
Detainee population has surged significantly, raising urgent health care and oversight concerns.
#guantanamo-bay
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago
US news

I witnessed US cruelty as a Guantanamo lawyer. Trump's deportations are disturbingly familiar | Mark Denbeaux

The ICE deportation regime shares disturbing similarities with Guantanamo's practices.
Many initial Guantanamo detainees were not actual terrorists, leading to widespread errors in detention.
US news
fromwww.nytimes.com
4 months ago

New Lawsuit Challenges Legality of Trump's Sending Migrants to Guantanamo

The Trump administration's Guantanamo migrant transfer policy faces legal challenges from advocacy groups seeking to block the transfers and question their legality.
US news
fromwww.nytimes.com
4 months ago

New Lawsuit Challenges Legality of Trump's Sending Migrants to Guantanamo

The Trump administration's Guantanamo migrant transfer policy faces legal challenges from advocacy groups seeking to block the transfers and question their legality.
Mental health
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

Mental health services lacking in immigration detention centers, California report finds

California's federal immigration detention centers lack sufficient mental health services, leading to disturbing care conditions and high populations under scrutiny.
fromKqed
3 months ago

California Sent Investigators to ICE Facilities. They Found More Detainees, and Health Care Gaps | KQED

The report confirms that conditions in California's immigration detention facilities remain troubling, with significant use of solitary confinement and disproportionate force against mentally ill detainees, raising concerns about oversight.
California
fromTruthout
3 months ago

Democrats Travel to Louisiana ICE Prisons to Demand Release of Khalil, Ozturk

Rep. Ayanna Pressley stated, 'only way to beat a dictator is with defiance,' highlighting the urgency of opposing perceived authoritarianism within the current U.S. administration.
Black Lives Matter
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

Tufts Student Held by ICE Asks Court to Return Her Case to Massachusetts

Footage of the encounter, captured by a surveillance camera, was viewed by millions of people, and generated outrage that Ms. Ozturk, a Turkish citizen on a student visa, had been picked up off the street even though there were no charges against her.
Boston food
fromHigh Country News
4 months ago

A billion-dollar ICE contractor is fighting to pay detainees as little as $1 a day - High Country News

Despite making a fortune off immigration detention, GEO Group refuses to comply with fair wages for detainees, arguing against state minimum wage laws.
Washington Nationals
Washington DC
fromABC7 San Francisco
4 months ago

Hundreds protest proposal to reopen Dublin women's prison as ICE detention center

Protests erupted in Dublin against Trump's plan to convert a former women's prison into an immigrant detention facility.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
5 months ago

DHS memo lays out plans to detain migrants at Fort Bliss and other U.S. bases

Trump administration plans to establish immigration detention facilities on military bases, expanding military involvement in immigration enforcement.
UK politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
5 months ago

Trump's extremist border policies are part of a global authoritarian moment

Recent US migration policies reflect a troubling trend of increasing criminalization and detention of migrants, with historical roots in racialized violence.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
8 months ago

French-born man died in unnatural circumstances' at immigration site, inquest hears

The staff found Mr. Kaliviotis in an unresponsive state. Despite their best efforts, Mr. Kaliviotis could not be resuscitated and sadly died at Brook House.
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