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DeSantis announces 2nd immigration detention facility dubbed ‘Deportation Depot’ in Florida

Thursday, August 14 by ABC News

(SANDERSON, Fla.) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Thursday that his administration is opening a new immigration detention facility dubbed "Deportation Depot."The announcement of the new facility in north Florida comes one month after the state opened a detention center in the Everglades... Read More.

Judge temporarily blocks further construction of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center

Thursday, August 7 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge on Thursday temporarily halted any further construction of the immigrant detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz."U.S. District Judge Kathleen Mary Williams granted a temporary restraining order after two days of testimony about the environmental impact of the site.The state... Read More.

ICE detainee found hanging by neck in detention facility, agency says

Thursday, August 7 by ABC News

(PHILIPSBURG, Pa.) -- An Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee died by suicide while in custody after he was found hanging by his neck in the shower room at the Pennsylvania facility where he was being held, according to officials.Chaofeng Ge, a 32-year-old citizen of... Read More.

Federal judge to hear arguments on Abrego Garcia’s detention pending trial

Wednesday, July 16 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge in Tennessee is set to hear from federal prosecutors on Wednesday regarding their request that Kilmar Abrego Garcia be detained pending trial.Last month, U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes ordered Abrego Garcia not to be detained pending trial and set... Read More.

Search continues for 12th suspect in ambush at Alvarado ICE detention facility

Thursday, July 10 by ABC News

(ALVARADO, Texas) -- The FBI is searching for a 12th person the agency says was involved in the ambush of law enforcement officers at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, last week.Benjamin Hanil Song, a former United States Marine Corps reservist, has been... Read More.

10 arrested after ambush on Texas ICE detention facility, officials say

Tuesday, July 8 by ABC News

amphotora/Getty Images(ALVARADO, Texas) -- State and federal officials announced on Monday that 10 people were arrested for engaging in a "planned ambush" on an ICE detention facility in Texas over the Fourth of July holiday.The individuals were charged with attempted murder of a federal... Read More.

Newlywed Palestinian woman released from ICE custody after months in detention

Friday, July 4 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Ward Sakeik -- a stateless Palestinian woman who was detained on her way back from her honeymoon -- has been released from ICE detention nearly five months after her arrest, her husband confirmed to ABC News.Sakeik, who is married to a... Read More.

Newlywed Palestinian woman released from ICE custody after months in detention

Wednesday, July 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Ward Sakeik -- a stateless Palestinian woman who was detained on her way back from her honeymoon -- has been released from ICE detention nearly five months after her arrest, her husband confirmed to ABC News.Sakeik, who is married to a... Read More.

Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted by grand jury over incident at ICE detention facility

Wednesday, June 11 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver for allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers outside of an immigration detention facility last month, officials announced Tuesday.The three-count indictment charges the Democratic congresswoman with "forcibly impeding and interfering... Read More.

Georgia teen detained by ICE after mistaken arrest says detention was life-changing

Friday, May 23 by ABC News

(DALTON, Ga.) -- The Georgia teen who was arrested in a case of mistaken identity -- and then detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement over her undocumented status -- is saying a day after her release on bond that her time in custody was... Read More.

Stories tagged with: detention

DeSantis announces 2nd immigration detention facility dubbed ‘Deportation Depot’ in Florida

Judge temporarily blocks further construction of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center

ICE detainee found hanging by neck in detention facility, agency says

Federal judge to hear arguments on Abrego Garcia’s detention pending trial

Search continues for 12th suspect in ambush at Alvarado ICE detention facility

10 arrested after ambush on Texas ICE detention facility, officials say

Newlywed Palestinian woman released from ICE custody after months in detention

Newlywed Palestinian woman released from ICE custody after months in detention

Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted by grand jury over incident at ICE detention facility

Georgia teen detained by ICE after mistaken arrest says detention was life-changing

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