The USA PotatoIn the Span of Just 6 Weeks, 6 People Died While in ICE Custody in Texas
A lawyer says civil lawsuits reveal that ICE officials destroyed relevant video footage that would aid investigations.
Deborah Edwards-Oñoro"The sisters also serve as dispatchers who network with allies that employ a phone tree through the Signal app to coordinate rides for those released on bond from North Lake.
Some detainees have been set free at odd times and at an hour’s notice outside the rural facility, with no easy way to travel to Chicago or Detroit, or cities further afield."
Family of ICE detainee offers mutual aid for fellow immigrants • Michigan Advance
This story was originally published by The Glen Arbor Sun. One week after Fernando Ramirez was released from the massive federal immigrant detention center in Baldwin, he sat beside his eldest grandchild Liam on Jan. 17 in a family member’s home in Grand Rapids and placed a lit candle in the 13-year-old boy’s birthday cake. […]
Bi Sasquatch"While much of the recent focus surrounding the crackdown on immigration enforcement has been in Minnesota, Brevard County residents are feeling the effects of actions taken by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and their partners."
#Brevard #BrevardCounty #FLorida #Immigration #ICEDetainees #ICE
https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2026/02/08/statistics-not-clear-on-ice-action-in-brevard-number-of-detained-migrants/88493896007/
"A 10-year-old Minnesota girl has been released from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after a month in detention in Dilley, Texas, school officials said, one of hundreds of children detained at the facility."
#Minneapolis #Minnesota #ICEDetainees #ICE
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/04/minnesota-ice-immigration-elizabeth-caisaguano
Here is an investigative piece from Mother Jones on ICE deportation flights and the private firms involved.
#HumanRights #ICEDetainees #ICEDeportationFlights #ICEAbuse #ICE
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/omni-ice-deportations-charter-flight-stonepeak-private-equity/
"Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, who were detained by immigration officers in Minnesota and held at an ICE facility in Texas, have been released following a judge’s order. They have returned to Minnesota, according to Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro."
#ConejoRamos #Minnesota #ICEDetainees #ICEAbuse #ICE
https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-boy-liam-conejo-ramos-fc958185cd2b4e946b82081be11bc0f6
5-year-old and dad return to Minnesota from Texas detention facility
Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his dad have returned to Minnesota after being released by ICE, Texas lawmaker says. The two were detained in a Minneapolis suburb on Jan. 20. Images of the young boy wearing a bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack surrounded by immigration officers caused outrage over the Trump administration immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. A judge on Saturday ordered the father and son's release.
News BeepU.S. Rep. Omar, others denied access to ICE detention facility
A surprise visit by three congressional members to the immigration detention center at Fort Snelling ended abruptly on…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AngieCraig #BishopHenryWhippleFederalBuilding #departmentofhomelandsecurity #ICEdetainees #minneapolis #Minnesota #ReneeGood #RepresentativeIlhanOmar #UnitedStates #Us #USA
https://www.newsbeep.com/355305/
Jail Support for Immigrants Held in Missouri Offers Resistance in a Red State
Local communities resist ICE by reaching inside jails and building networks of support.
DoomsdaysCWHas #ICE renewed #TacomaWA #DetentionCenter contract? It won’t say
By Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks, Sep. 25, 2025
Excerpt: "The 10-year contract for the private company operating the #NorthwestICEProcessingCenter in Tacoma is set to end this month, but secrecy shrouds whether it’s been extended.
"#Immigration advocates and legal experts have heavily criticized the lack of transparency over the expected renewal of the contract between Immigration and Customs Enforcement and #GEOGroup, which owns and manages the 1,575-bed, jail-like facility.
"Neither GEO Group nor ICE officials have released information about a new contract for running the detention center. The current contract, inked in 2015 as a one-year contract with an option to renew each year for nine years, is set to expire Sept. 27. The contract awarded GEO Group a minimum of $700 million over 10 years.
" 'It not only puts a veil over people’s eyes, but also prevents people inside the detention center from knowing what the future of this detention center is going to be,' said Josefina Mora-Cheung, director of organizing at #LaResistencia a local #activist group advocating for the end of #MassDeportations and the closure of detention centers.
"GEO Group and ICE officials did not answer emailed questions about whether a new contract was signed or whether the existing contract has been extended. Officials did not respond to reporters’ requests to provide copies of the new contract, should it exist.
" 'We cannot confirm pre-decisional contract selections, but we can confirm that ICE is exploring all options to meet its current requirements,' said ICE spokesperson Chrissy Cuttita in an email Tuesday."
#USPol #DetentionCenters
#ICEDetainees #ICESucks #PrivatePrisons #PrisonState #IndefiniteDetention #WashingtonState
“Godsend” or “#ConcentrationCamp”? A Lucrative #ICE Deal Divides a #Colorado Town.
Trump has unleashed a gold rush among #PrivatePrison companies taking on #ImmigrationDetention. In #CashStrapped cities, residents aren’t sure the money is worth it.
Isabela Dias, November+December 2025 Issue
Excerpt: "[T]he prospect of a privately run #ICE facility has divided #WalsenburgCO. Some locals and public officials have welcomed the potential influx of money and jobs. 'It’s a godsend,' Mayor Gary Vezzani told a TV reporter in early July. 'If they use it for ICE or use it for a prison or use it for whatever they use it for, we really don’t care…It’s a pretty big paying customer for us. We’re not big enough, nor [is] anybody here big enough to stop it. So, we may as well take advantage.'
"The mayor’s comments sparked fierce backlash. At a July 15 county commissioners meeting, one resident succinctly shot back: 'We don’t want to be known as a town with a concentration camp.' At a city council meeting the same day, a speaker argued that 'what’s happening in Walsenburg isn’t just #corrupt. It’s #fascist. It’s a blueprint for #authoritarianism wrapped in barbed wire and dressed up as local revival.' "
#USPol #CORECivic #Colorado #DetentionCenters #ICEDetainees #ICESucks #PrivatePrisons #PrisonState #IndefiniteDetention
