Our latest press releases on important news and events relating to immigration detention in the United States
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Washington, DC — In response to Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 over the weekend, Silky Shah, Executive Director of Detention Watch Network issued the following statement:
Washington, DC — The House of Representatives passed a Continuing Resolution late Tuesday that gives the Trump administration billions more for detention and deportation, including a staggering budget increase of nearly $500 million for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), bringing the agency to a nearly $10 billion budget. In response, Setareh Ghandehari, Detention Watch Network’s advocacy director, issued the following statement:
New York, NY — In response to the news that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested and detained Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil at Columbia University, Silky Shah, Executive Director of Detention Watch Network, issued the following statement:
Dilley, Texas — Today news broke of the Trump administration beginning to detain families at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas (nicknamed Dilley). The facility will detain up to 2,400 families.
Washington, DC — Yesterday news broke of the Trump administration beginning to detain families at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas (nicknamed Dilley). The facility will detain up to 2,400 families.
Washington DC — In response to Trump’s joint congressional address, Silky Shah, Executive Director of Detention Watch Network, issued the following statement:
Washington, DC — This week, the Trump administration’s cruel, multi-layered immigration detention expansion plan moved full steam ahead with the news of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention contract approvals in Ohio, New Jersey, Nevada, Oklahoma, and Mississippi. This comes the same week the administration launched a concerted effort to target unaccompanied children, and a week after the tragic death of Maksym Chernayak, 44, who died in ICE custody on February 20 in Florida.
Washington, DC — Esta semana, el plan cruel y multidimensional de la administración de
Trump para la expansión de la detención migratoria ha seguido adelante viento en popa con
noticias de aprobaciones de contratos del Servicio de Inmigración y Aduanas (ICE por sus siglas
en ingles) en Ohio, Nueva Jersey, Nevada, Oklahoma, y Mississisippi. Esto sucedió la misma
semana que la administración lanzó un esfuerzo dedicado a enfocarse en menores sin
acompañamiento, una semana después de la trágica muerte de Maksym Chernayak, 44, que
United States – This week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported the death of Maksym Chernayak, 44, who died in ICE custody on February 20 after being detained at the Krome Service and Processing Center in Florida. Chernakyak’s tragic passing marks the third reported death in ICE custody since Donald Trump assumed the presidency. Serawit Gezahegn Dejene, 45, died on January 29 in ICE custody after being detained at the Eloy Detention Center in Arizona, and Genry Ruiz Guillen, 29, died on January 23 after being detained at the Krome Service Processing Center.
Washington, DC — This week, over 200 human rights organizations focused on advancing immigrant and racial justice, safeguarding democracy, and protecting our civil rights and liberties, sent a letter to Congress. In the letter, the organizations demanded Congress reject funding for the Trump Administration’s extreme and unprecedented multi-pronged expansion of the immigrant detention system. Trump’s plans would more than triple the size of immigration detention to detain over 120,000 people, including U.S. citizens and families.
