Detainees at California ICE facility win 'landmark' safety settlement, protections

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Hard-Working Father of Three, Killed by Federal Agents on His Way to Work

“No one is safe when ICE is present,” Carly Pérez Fernández of Detention Watch Network told Jezebel in a statement. “Whether on the streets or in one of the agency’s more than 200 abuse-ridden detention facilities.”

Black mold and $1 wages: Settlement forces immigrant detention centers to protect workers

A settlement announced this week now affirms that private immigrant detention facilities are subject to California's workplace safety and health requirements.

ICE Pays CoreCivic $1.5B For 2 Detention Facilities

The Department of Homeland Security has purchased two California detention centers for 1.5B. The 2,560-bed California City Detention Facility and 1,994-bed Otay Mesa Detention Center cost the federal government 732.6M and 739.2M, respectively. That's...

ICE Is Building a ‘Hard-Sided’ Detention Facility Near Buffalo. What Does That Mean?

ICE Is Building a ‘Hard-Sided’ Detention Facility Near Buffalo. What Does That Mean?

‘This Is Injustice’: How Leftist Zines Were Used To Sentence Anti-ICE Protesters to Decades in Prison

‘This Is Injustice’: How Leftist Zines Were Used To Sentence Anti-ICE Protesters to Decades in Prison jay Thu, 06/25/2026 - 20:47

San Francisco Archdiocese reaches $395M settlement with abuse survivors

Under the terms of the settlement, the San Francisco Archbishop will write an apology letter to each survivor

ICE buys the cages, private prison company keeps the keys

CoreCivic just sold two of California's largest immigrant detention centers to the federal government for 1.5 billion, then apparently got hired to keep running the place. CalMatters reports that CoreCivic sold the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego County and the California City Detention Facility in Kern County to the Department of Homeland Security on July 2. — Read the rest The post ICE buys the cages, private prison company keeps the keys appeared first on Boing Boing.

Taylor Swift fans ‘sickened’ after ICE contractor attends wedding

The contractor's company is responsible for running ICE's largest detention centre.

Feds Pay $1.5B for Two Immigration Detention Centers in California

The federal government has spent nearly 1.5 billion to acquire two California detention centers from prison operator CoreCivic, marking one of the largest real estate deals tied to the Trump administration’s expansion of immigration enforcement. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) purchased the 1,994-bed Otay Mesa Detention Center in Greater San Diego for 739.2 []

NEW: ICE Awards $529 Million Contract to Open New Colorado Detention Center

After months of speculation sparked by documents released pursuant to a FOIA request in January, the federal government has officially awarded a 529 million contract to open a new ICE detention facility in Hudson, Colorado, northeast of Denver. The contract was awarded to the private prison company the GEO Group last Wednesday, and authorizes the company to operate the Hudson facility as a migrant detention center through 2031. The GEO Group, which has faced serious allegations of human rights violations and trafficking, also operates the agency’s migrant detention facility in Aurora.

Alligator Alcatraz Blasted as ‘Failed Experiment’ on Closing Day

CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP via Getty ImagesAlligator Alcatraz is closing with a bitter send-off from the families of once-detained immigrants.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that the notorious detention center is being shuttered nearly a year after it was established to hold immigrants caught in the Trump administration’s heavy-handed deportation blitz.DeSantis opened the 39-square-mile facility in July last year with the backing of the White House and then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. It quickly drew widespread condemnation over decrepit living conditions, which one former detainee described as “a copy of Guantánamo” to human rights group Amnesty International.Read more at The Daily Beast.

Feds buy two immigration detention centers for $1.5 billion

Private prison operator CoreCivic has sold two Southern California immigration detention centers to the federal government for 1.5 billion. Under the deal, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security takes ownership of the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego County for 739.2 million and the California City Detention Facility in Kern County for 732.6 million. []...Click to read more

DHS buys two California migrant detention centers for $1.5B to boost ICE deportation capacity

DHS purchased two migrant detention centers in California for 1.5 billion, citing the state's sanctuary policies as a threat to ICE operations.

ICE detention center to pay $100K settlement in landmark California case

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The private immigration detention company GEO Group has settled a landmark case over conditions in one of its Central Valley detention facilities. It has agreed to pay more than 100,000 over allegations the company failed to keep detained immigrants safe when they worked []

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz pardons illegal migrant convicted of sexually assaulting 10-year-old girl

Minnesota officials, including Democrat Gov. Tim Walz, last month pardoned an illegal immigrant who was previously convicted of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl and who was slated to be deported. With the recommendation of the Minnesota Clemency Review Commission (CRC), the Minnesota Board of Pardons — led by Walz, state Attorney General Keith Ellison and []

HRW: Minnesota ICE raids violated human rights

Human Rights Watch (HRW) detailed abuses endured by communities in Minneapolis and St. Paul during the occupation of the Twin Cities area by immigration officers. According to HRW, officers terrorized residents, committed widespread human rights violations, and exposed deeply abusive tendencies within US immigration enforcement. (Photo: Chad Davis)

Bus with five civilians held by Ukraine arrives in Kursk

The captives were greeted by their relatives, doctors and officials and taken to a local shelter

Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ closes after nearly 1 year, DeSantis says

Thousands of immigrant detainees were previously held at the remote federal detention center in the Florida Everglades. All have been relocated. The post Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ closes after nearly 1 year, DeSantis says appeared first on MS NOW.

Here's Another One of the Monsters Dems Are Fighting to Protect From ICE and Keep in Our Communities

Here's Another One of the Monsters Dems Are Fighting to Protect From ICE and Keep in Our Communities

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विराटनगर। विराटनगरस्थित कोसी अस्पतालले आफ्नो स्वामित्वको जग्गामा बनेका अनधिकृत संरचना हटाउन सातदिने अन्तिम समयसीमा (अल्टिमेटम) दिएको छ। यसअघिको १५ दिने म्यादलाई विभिन्न संघसंस्थाले बेवास्ता गरेपछि अस्पताल प्रशासनले सोमबार दोस्रोपटक सार्वजनिक सूचना टाँस गर्दै संरचना खाली गर्न कडा निर्देशन दिएको हो। अस्पतालको स्वामित्वमा रहेको विराटनगर ७ स्थित कित्ता नम्बर ११, १२, १५, २२, २३ र २६ []

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says Alligator Alcatraz 'fulfilled' its role as he closes it after 1 year

MIAMI — After a year filled with lawsuits, torture allegations and criticism over the use of taxpayer money, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Thursday the closure of the Everglades detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz. “...

Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention center has closed, governor says

Officials announced a temporary closure of the facility earlier in June and sent all of the detainees to other facilities, saying hurricane season made it unsafe to keep them in the Everglades. The post Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention center has closed, governor says appeared first on Boston.com.

It's On: ICE Forces a Showdown With Virginia's Sanctuary Machine After Fairfax Horror

It's On: ICE Forces a Showdown With Virginia's Sanctuary Machine After Fairfax Horror

Thief River caper

Stranger than fiction. Last month, on the heels of the great Bemidji (MN) roofing raid where ICE nabbed more than a dozen illegal aliens at a residential job site, federal immigration authorities did a similar raid in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. According to federal court filings, the raid in Thief River Falls took place at a commercial roofing job site, believe it or not, of all places, at the Pennington

3 killed in German apartment fire

Local radio station initially reported that victims were from facility where adults with mental and multiple disabilities live

ICE Delays Planned San Antonio Detention Center Until 2027

The planned ICE detention and processing center on San Antonio’s East Side has been delayed again. We break down what’s changed, why the timeline shifted again, and what’s next. The post ICE Delays Planned San Antonio Detention Center Until 2027 appeared first on URL Media.

Inside the scramble to stop the displacement of thousands of California foster children

For years, the Nonprofits Insurance Alliance of California had been the primary insurer for the state’s foster family agencies, which house some of the most vulnerable children, including many LGBTQ+ youth, those with severe behavioral or medical needs or who have previously suffered abuse. But in August, NIAC announced it would no longer insure these [] The post Inside the scramble to stop the displacement of thousands of California foster children appeared first on Center for Public Integrity.

ICE says agent faced danger in Houston. Witnesses say that’s not what happened

A fatal ICE encounter in Houston is continues questions about transparency, use of force and accountability

States’ efforts to unmask ICE agents face uphill legal battle 

As rain fell outside an empty warehouse in New York’s Orange County last week, hundreds of demonstrators gathered to protest what is planned to be the site of a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center. “No ICE Gestapo,” one sign read. Another declared, “Stop the ICE gulag.” The protest reflects a broader national trend. []

Minneapolis rallies against indictments of anti-ICE protesters

By Esper Garcia and Mira Altobell-Resendez The following article appeared online June 18 at fightbacknews.org. Minneapolis — On the morning of June 15, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced charges against 15 anti-ICE protesters for “conspiracy to impede or injure a federal officer” and other bogus charges. That same . . . Continue reading Minneapolis rallies against indictments of anti-ICE protesters at Workers.org

Egg producers will pay $3.3M and donate 53M eggs in settlement over price fixing claims

The U.S. Justice Department and 17 states have reached settlement agreements with three major egg producers over allegations that the companies illegally colluded in a multiyear scheme to raises prices. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

The Stories Todd Blanche Fabricates about Antifa

DOJ appears to be attempting two things with the Minnesota anti-ICE indictment: laying a framework to criminalize left opposition nationally, and ret-conning a story about the invasion of Minnesota. The post The Stories Todd Blanche Fabricates about Antifa appeared first on emptywheel.

San Francisco Catholic Church agrees to record sexual abuse settlement

Avoiding a courtroom trial, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco has settled a class action case for the enormous sum of 395 million. The Catholic Church answers According to Reuters, “about 530 people” were involved in the case, alleging abuse at the hands of priests within the Archdiocese. It’s the biggest settlement reached in...

‘Really twisted’: Tim Walz votes to pardon convicted child sex offender

​Centre of the American Experiment President John Hinderaker describes Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s decision to pardon a child sex offender as “really twisted”. ​“The Minnesota Board of Pardons, which included Governor Tim Walz as well as Attorney General Keith Ellison, pardoned him on the rape conviction for the sole reason that it would stop the deportation and allow him to stay in Minnesota,” Mr Hinderaker told Sky News Senior Reporter Caroline Marcus. ​“They want the convicted rapist here in our state. ​“It just illustrates the Democrats' hatred for President Trump and their hostility toward our immigration laws. ​“It is causing them to take the most extreme and really twisted actions.”

ICE delays opening San Antonio warehouse detention facility yet again

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has once again pushed back the opening date for a San Antonio warehouse the agency bought to convert into an immigrant detention center. According to a letter Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones received from ICE officials in late June, the agency now plans to open the facility by mid-2027. The [] The post ICE delays opening San Antonio warehouse detention facility yet again appeared first on San Antonio Current.

Domestic terror: It’s prison, and a long time there, for protesters allegedly linked to Antifa * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh

Source link It’s to be jail, and a long time there, for protesters accused by the Department of Justice of having Antifa ties who were involved in a shooting outside

Antifa Terrorists Receive 30 to 100 Year Sentences for Attack on Texas ICE Facility

Their terrorist acts, attempted murder, vandalism, and explosives launched at a detention facility were a far cry from a peaceful protest or First Amendment expression. The post Antifa Terrorists Receive 30 to 100 Year Sentences for Attack on Texas ICE Facility first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.

Bosomtwe DCE moves to declare district security zone over illegal mining destruction

The Bosomtwe District Assembly in the Ashanti Region is moving to declare the entire district a security zone in a bid to clamp down on illegal mining activities and protect environmentally sensitive areas, including Lake Bosomtwe. District Chief Executive, Abdulai Hamid, says the decision forms part of urgent measures to halt further environmental destruction and reclaim degraded lands within the enclave.

US-Armed Israeli Settlers Detain Congressman in West Bank

Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) was detained by Israeli settlers armed with US-made rifles during a West Bank visit this week. We were at a village that Israeli settlers had destroyed, they had destroyed the school, they had destroyed that village, and we were just looking at it, he reported.