Detainees

Next Mile NYC, a program launched in 2025, helps detainees and individuals with past criminal justice involvement secure lucrative trucking jobs. The program includes training, such as truck inspections taught by instructor Igor Elisman, and is expanding citywide.

A new diplomacy of detainees is emerging between China and the US, as seen in the case of Yufang Rong and her husband Youlin Chen, an American seismologist held by China for nearly two years.

A police officer was detained after allegedly attempting to free two detainees from a police station in Nedumangad, claiming they were his relatives. The officer reportedly demanded their release, leading to his arrest.

Detainees at an ICE detention facility in Texas reported being beaten by guards, denied medical care, and prevented from contacting family and lawyers, according to a report by Human Rights Watch and the ACLU. The report is based on 80 interviews with detainees at Camp East Montana, located at the US Army’s Fort.

ICE uses charter flights to move detainees across the country. After activists protested the company's corporate headquarters, those flight patterns are starting to shift. Activists claim the protests at Love Field ICE are effective.

Immigration advocates have highlighted concerns about conditions at Delaney Hall, where detainees have been on hunger and labor strikes for a month. Detainees report spoiled food, contaminated water, inadequate medical care, and lack of due process, demanding immediate release.

Bolivia's first talks in 48 days between President Paz and the COB union ended without a deal after four hours. The meeting concluded with a recess, and detainees remain a key unresolved issue as the two sides formed a commission.

A report found that mismanagement at a large ICE detention facility in Texas resulted in unsafe conditions and millions of tax dollars being wasted on contractors. The facility's operations were criticized for both financial inefficiency and risks to detainees.

A report found that mismanagement at the largest ICE detention facility in Texas led to unsafe conditions contributing to detainees' deaths and suffering, while millions in tax dollars were wasted on contractors.

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill stated she was initially 'not allowed' to speak to detainees at an ICE facility in Newark but was later granted limited access. She visited the Delaney Hall Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, where she made a public statement about the restrictions.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials changed the protocol for reporting deaths of detainees removed from custody. The update affects how such incidents are documented after individuals are taken out of ICE custody.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will stop reporting deaths of detainees who have recently been released from custody. This change may obscure the full human cost of the Trump administration's mass detention policies.

Detainees at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration jail reported being denied food and clean water until they signed English documents they didn’t understand. They claimed the provided water was rotten and contained mosquito larvae, according to an audio recording shared with the Guardian.

Detainees at Florida’s 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration jail claim guards denied them food and 'rotten' water containing mosquito larvae until they signed English documents they did not understand. Over half a dozen detainees alleged this treatment was used to pressure them into signing paperwork in a language they could not comprehend.

Protesters continued a standoff outside Delaney Hall, demanding attention to a hunger strike and poor conditions for over 300 detainees. The situation escalated as protesters blocked ICE vans, prompting police intervention and several arrests.

Local leaders are calling for changes at the Adelanto ICE processing center as some detainees are allegedly still on a hunger strike. The situation highlights ongoing concerns about conditions at the facility.

Immigrant detainees in at least 33 U.S. states claim the government is failing to provide adequate medical care, citing untreated conditions like infections and cancer. These allegations are detailed in court documents.

An AP investigation reveals that ICE detainees are dying by suicide at an unprecedented rate in the agency's 20-year history, with experts attributing the crisis to systemic failures in care and oversight.

Israel has begun deporting activists involved in a Gaza aid flotilla operation. The government's treatment of detainees has faced international criticism from multiple countries, including some of Israel's key allies.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported 18 deaths of detainees in custody this year, potentially setting a new record. The latest death brings the total to 18, as reported by CBS News.

The death rate in U.S. immigration detention has reached a 22-year high, with physicians expressing concerns over conditions in facilities. A 2007 photo from a Texas detention center highlights ongoing issues in the system.