A public outcry over family immigration detention is growing. 'No child that is 5 years old should be in detention like that.

The immigrant jail, where many children are detained, has "horrible" conditions, including "putrid" drinking water.

As more than 2,000 federal agents surge in Minneapolis in an immigration crackdown and clash with protesters on the streets, ...

The Flores settlement mandates that children be held in state-licensed facilities and released promptly to parents or ...

I've spent my professional life working with families that experienced trauma. What's happening in Dilley is inhumane.

Children with a parent or family member who is detained, or are part of a drawn-out immigration court case, are twice as ...

A $1 million federal grant created to curb school violence after the 2018 Parkland school shooting is now being used ...

New revelations about conditions at a Texas detention facility for immigrant families have stoked ongoing concerns from attorneys representing children. The details are part of a lawsuit where the ...

A newly uncovered document flagged last week in a federal court filing threatens undocumented immigrant children with “prolonged” detention if they choose to exercise their legal rights rather than ...

by Mica Rosenberg, Mario Ariza, McKenzie Funk, Jeff Ernsthausen and Gabriel Sandoval – ProPublica. This story was originally published by ProPublica. ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in ...

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Hundreds of immigrant children lingered in federal detention beyond a court-mandated limit, including some who were held more than five months, according to court filings that ...

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