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Magistrate Judge Recommends Release of Egyptian Family Held Over 10 Months in Texas Detention

U.S. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth "Betsy" Chestney reviewed a habeas corpus petition filed by Hayam El Gamal and her five children and recommended that U.S. District Judge Fred Biery order their release "under conditions sufficient to ensure their participation at future removal proceedings."

Latin Times

Egyptian family of six who have spent 10 months in Dilley’s controversial detention center freed

The family had been detained since June after the father was arrested and charged with attacking mostly Jewish protesters at a Colorado event.

The Texas Tribune

Dilley Immigration Center Under Fire as 215K Sign Petition Backed by Jessica Alba and Jodie Foster

Pressure is mounting on one of the country's most controversial immigration detention sites after more than 215,000 people signed an open letter calling for the closure of the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in South Texas, a CoreCivic-run family detention facility that holds migrant parents and children.

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Pedro Pascal, Madonna Lead Call to Close ICE Facility Where Minors Report Illness, Neglect: 'No Child Should Be Locked'

Dozens of prominent figures, including Pedro Pascal and Madonna, have signed an open letter urging the federal government to shut down the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas, citing concerns over the treatment of minors detained there with their families.

Latin Times

Two-year-old held by ICE sick and not getting adequate care, Democrat warns

Congressman Joaquin Castro calls for release of boy, Kaleth, and mother from much-criticized Dilley detention facility

The Guardian - US

More than 900 children have been held in ICE custody past the 20-day limit

Trump administration is seeking to undermine settlement requiring immigration facilities to release detained children after 20 days

The Independent UK

“Slowly killing us on the inside”: A family of 6 at Texas’ Dilley ICE detention center begs for freedom

The family, including the mother and her five children, detail in letters what they describe as neglectful medical care, inedible food and a disregard for their religious accommodations. They’ve been imprisoned at the nation’s only family detention center for more than nine months and are believed to be the longest…

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Investigation Reveals Content of 911 Calls From Immigration Center for Children in Distress: 'Three Seizures Today'

A recent investigation by NBC News obtained 911 call logs placed by staff at Dilley, adding to concerns about what detainees have experienced inside the center.

Latin Times

Worms in food, poor medical care, lights on 24/7: Families tell of life in Texas detention center

When ICE officers in Minneapolis detained a 5-year-old boy and his father last month and sent them to a Texas detention center, many Americans were alarmed

The Independent UK

ICE Detention Crisis: 911 Calls Capture Children Struggling to Breathe at Dilley Immigration Centre

911 call audio and dispatch logs offer a rare glimpse of medical emergencies involving children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, an ICE detention site in South Texas. CoreCivic and DHS dispute allegations of poor care, while doctors and families describe a system that turns routine illness into crisis.

International Business Times UK

ICE deports pregnant woman who was held for three months with her two children, Joaquin Castro claims

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported a nearly nine-month pregnant woman, Juana, from the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley. Despite medical experts deeming her unsafe to fly, ICE reportedly found a doctor and airline willing to clear her for travel.

The Times of India

Inside Dilley ICE Camp: Alleged 'Blue Butterfly Zones' Keep Young Girls Isolated for 'Unknown Reasons'

A deep dive into the claims surrounding 'Blue Butterfly Zones' at the Dilley ICE facility, examining the lack of evidence and the need for transparency.

International Business Times UK

Two-month old baby treated for bronchitis deported after three weeks in ICE custody: Texas Congressman Castro

A two-month-old baby boy, Juan Nicolas, was hospitalized with bronchitis and became unresponsive in ICE custody. He was later deported to Mexico with his family. Congressman Joaquin Castro condemned the action. Senator Cornyn stated that most horror stories are made up by the media. Another child, Maria Isabella, was released…

The Times of India

One-year-old almost dies in ICE custody. Then she is returned to detention center and denied life-saving medication

Why does a sick child need to be locked up?

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‘She nearly died’: 18-month-old girl returned to ICE custody, denied medication despite life-threatening illness, lawsuit says

An 18-month-old girl, Amalia, was hospitalized with a life-threatening respiratory illness while detained by US immigration authorities. She was returned to custody and denied medication after her release from the hospital, amidst a measles outbreak at the Dilley, Texas facility. Her parents, also detained, sued for their release.

The Guardian - US

Calls to shut down Texas ICE facility for children grow amid measles outbreak

At least two cases confirmed at detention center for children and their parents in Texas

The Guardian - US

Minnesota girl, 10, released from ICE custody after a month in detention

Elizabeth Zuna Caisaguano and her mother released from Texas facility to head back to Minnesota to reunite with her father

The Independent UK

Boy, 5, detained by ICE in viral moment is now sick and asking for his mom in detention center

The viral image of Liam Conejo Ramos wearing a blue, bunny-ear hat and a Spider-Man backpack as ICE detained his father has further fueled outrage in Minnesota and nationwide over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown

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The Guardian - US

Father detained by ICE with five-year-old tells US congressman his son has been ‘depressed’

Representative Joaquin Castro visited Adrian Conejo Arias and his son Liam at an ICE detention facility in Dilley, Texas

The Times of India

5-year-old arrested by ICE 'depressed and sad' in detention facility

A US Democratic Congressman, Joaquin Castro, shared about his meeting with Liam Conejo Ramos, the five-year-old detained by federal immigration authorities. He said that the kid is showing signs of depression after being held for days in a Texas detention facility.

The Texas Tribune

Lawmakers, protesters demand release of 5-year-old held at Texas immigration detention center

State troopers deployed pepper spray at protesters at the family detention center near Dilley where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian’s detention has drawn nationwide attention.

The Independent UK

Police deploy chemical irritants at protesters gathered outside Texas detention center, in photos

Texas state police deployed pepper balls to disperse protesters outside the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, where 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, are being held. Demonstrators against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown rallied outside the facility, banging drums, chanting and…

International Business Times UK

'Like The Handmaid's Tale': Footage Shows Women and Children Pleading to Leave Texas Facility

Women and children held at the Dilley concentration centre in Texas plead to let them out, putting a scene that's just like in 'The Handmaid's Tale.'

The Times of India

'Freedom for the kids': Anti-ICE protests shake Minneapolis after 5-year-old detained - watch

Dozens of immigrant families gathered Saturday behind chain-link fences at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, chanting “¡Libertad!” as children held handmade signs reading “Libertad para los niños,” or “Freedom for the kids.”

The Guardian - US

‘It’s hard to know what day it is’: families tell of grim Ice detention in Texas

Anxiety high as parents and children tell of lack of clean water, inadequate medical care and poor food in ‘prison-like’ conditions

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