Tag: facility
McAllen area residents push back against any ICE detention facility in their community
McALLEN — In a significant display of civic engagement, residents of McAllen, Texas, voiced their concerns at a city commission meeting on Monday regarding...
As Mayor Jones asks DHS to back off ICE facility plans, city looks at legal options
SAN ANTONIO – Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is urging the newly appointed secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reconsider plans to...
Protesters rally against planned Maryland immigration detention facility that’s now paused
HAGERSTOWN, Md. – Horns blared and protesters screamed “Stop ICE!” outside a local county meeting that was supposed to be about everyday issues, like...
‘Same cruelty, but there’s more secrecy’: Congressmen Castro, Casar recall Dilley ICE facility visit
SAN ANTONIO – U.S. Representatives Joaquin Castro and Greg Casar held a news conference on Wednesday afternoon in San Antonio, urging the release of...
Texas quietly shut Operation Lone Star booking facility in Del Rio
The state of Texas has recently confirmed the closure of a jail booking facility in Val Verde County that played a significant role in...
Detained immigrant children still face concerning conditions at Texas facility, lawyers say
Recent court documents reveal alarming conditions for nearly 600 immigrant children held at a family detention center in Texas. The Dilley facility has faced...