On May 8, 19-year-old Olivia Andre, who fled with her family from torture and abuse in the Congo, was released from Dilley Immigration center in Texas after six months.

The nursing student from Maine had been separated from her mother and two younger siblings who were released in March. The shackles she was forced to wear for long periods left scars on her wrists and ankles. Mental scars include insomnia, nightmares, depression and PTSD.

Release came after a federal district court ruled that Andre’s continued detention violated her
constitutional right to due process.

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#EndFamilyDetention
#FreeTheChildren
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"A two-month-old baby boy suffered respiratory distress while held at the Dilley Family Detention Center in Texas, operated by a for-profit company. According to Congressman Joaquin Castro, the infant became unresponsive, and there was no doctor available when staff tried to seek help. An ambulance took him to the hospital where he recovered but the family was later deported to Mexico.”—Scripps News

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Artwork by Emma Schuster shows uniform worn by women in Kansas detention center

Source: https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/immigration/migrant-baby-deported-after-illness-renews-criticism-of-ice-facilities

"A Chicago teenager, whose father was detained by immigration authorities while she navigated cancer, died on Friday, a family spokesperson said."

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/15/chicago-ofelia-torres-death-cancer-father-ice-custody

ATDs keep people showing up for hearings at ~92% — nearly the same as detention.

Cost per 1% attendance gain:
• ATDs/counsel: ~$7–9M
• Detention: ~$2.3–$5.0B

That’s a 600–700× price gap. Like buying one house vs. buying a whole neighborhood — for the same 1% result.

Sources: DHS 2021; GAO 2023; TRAC 2025
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$66,000 ≈ 13,200 ice cream sundaes 🍨
Or one deportation.

ATDs cost roughly $4–$40/day (≈$1.4k–$6k/yr) with very high appearance rates when paired with counsel/case mgmt. Detention runs ~$150–$165/day (≈$66k per deportation) and buys little marginal appearance improvement.

Sources: DHS (2021); GAO (2023). Full hub + appendix:
https://scalloped-cabin-239.notion.site/Praxis-Hub-001-25b00ed94205805ea103c1087cdf0a57

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Private detention costs Michigan $66,000 per person — a “detention premium” that profits corporations, not communities.

Alternatives succeed at ~92% appearance rates for a fraction of the cost ($6,000). Humane, effective, and they keep families together.

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