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Lawsuit: Power Failure at Federal Jail a Humanitarian Crisis

4 February 2019 Correctional officers wore scarves and layers of clothing, while inmates had short-sleeve shirts and light cotton pants on, the lawsuit said.

Government to Expand, Extend Texas Tent Shelter for Children

11 September 2018 A spokesman for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said that the facility will be expanded to 3,800 beds from its initial capacity of 360 beds.

Texas Lockup is Epicenter of Family Immigration Detention

10 August 2018 Currently housing 1,520 mothers and their children, about 10 percent are families who were temporarily separated and then reunited under a “zero tolerance policy” that has since been reversed.

Texas Opens Investigation of Reported Immigrant Child Death

9 August 2018 A report that a child died shortly after being released from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas has inflamed the debate over the detention of immigrant families.

Documents: Youth Care Worker Sexually Abused Immigrant Boys

3 August 2018 Federal authorities allege that a former youth care worker at a Phoenix-area facility for immigrant youths sexually abused eight teenage boys.

Is This Audio of Detained Children Crying for Their Parents?

19 June 2018 ProPublica published a surreptitious recording of distressed immigrant children inside an unnamed detention facility.

Did Jeff Sessions Say ‘If We Inflict Fear and Pain on Children, Adults Won’t Want to Come Here’?

14 June 2018 A quote widely attributed to the Attorney General appeared to stem from a viral video shared by Sen. Jeff Merkley's visit to a detention center.

Did President Trump Order the Building of ‘Concentration Camps’?

30 January 2017 An order calling for the construction of more immigrant detention facilities along the U.S.-Mexico border was equated with the establishment of "concentration camps."