Inside ICE’s Largest Detention Center

Taylor Swift fans ‘sickened’ after ICE contractor attends wedding

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

Taylor Swift’s Dream MSG Wedding Had a Nightmare Guest: An ICE Contractor

Steven J. Demetriou is the executive chair of Amentum, which runs an ICE detention facility in the midst of a humanitarian scandal.

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?

Ecuador Juvenile Detention Overcrowding Reaches 64.8%

Ecuador's juvenile detention system is operating 64.8 above capacity as rising youth arrests linked to organized crime continue to strain detention facilities.

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...

Excavation begins on world’s tallest jail, NY Chinatown Jailscaper

Excavation has begun to make way for the Manhattan Detention Complex, a 16-story jail complex in Chinatown, Manhattan. According to photos obtained by New York YIMBY, large piles of dirt [] The post Excavation begins on world’s tallest jail, NY Chinatown Jailscaper appeared first on URL Media.

‘I’m Not in Your Way’: Video of ICE Arrest in Illinois Sparks Debate Over Recording Law Enforcement

An ICE arrest in St. Charles, Illinois, is drawing attention online after a video captured a tense exchange between officers and people recording the scene. Recently in St. Charles, Illinois a city just outside of Chicago, things became heated in a video posted to X during an arrest carried out by ICE officers. As a Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. The post ‘I’m Not in Your Way’: Video of ICE Arrest in Illinois Sparks Debate Over Recording Law Enforcement appeared first on The Daily Dot.

DCS takes full control of Mangaung prison, renames it to Grootvlei Maximum Correctional Centre

DCS takes full control of Mangaung prison, renames it to Grootvlei Maximum Correctional Centre

DHS Is Spending $1.5 Billion to Block ICE Oversight

The Department of Homeland Security has purchased two privately-run detention facilities from the for-profit prison company CoreCivic, the company announced Monday, in a move that may serve to shield the facilities from state oversight. DHS bought the two Southern California prisons, Otay Mesa Detention Center and California City Detention Center, for about 1.5 billion on []

Detention officers safely released after inmates take control of Bertie-Martin Regional Jail

According to the SBI, a total of 88 inmates and three guards were inside the facility when inmates overpowered staff and seized control of the facility, prompting a large response from multiple surrounding agencies.

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.

Top-ranking official at SC jail arrested in sweeping alleged crime cover-up

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A top official at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center, the large Richland County, S.C. jail, has been arrested as part of a monthslong investigation into a sweeping alleged cover-up of more than 60 crimes involving inmates and ...

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.

FSB says teenager detained in Russia for planning school attacks and mass killings

Russia’s Federal Security Service and the Investigative Committee announced on June 26 that a 17-year-old had been detained in Dagestan on suspicion of planning attacks on schools and mass killings of students.

CareRite Centers Acquires Queens Nursing Home for $58M

CareRite Centers, a New Jersey-based physical therapy, elder care and rehabilitation provider, has acquired the Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Queens for 58.2 million, property records made public Wednesday show. The deal for the three-story rehab center building at 157-15 19th Avenue in Whitestone, Queens, and for an adjacent parking lot on 19th Avenue, closed []

Louisiana ICE Facility to Help Immigrant Families Self-Deport

The 72-hour holding center will be part of a larger deportation operation in Alexandria first opened under President Barack Obama.

Feds Demand Illinois Hold Suspect In Brutal Attack On 9-Year-Old Girl Riding A Bike

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have issued a formal detainer request to Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and state lawmakers, urging them not to release a Venezuelan national currently facing felony charges for the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 9-year-old girl in Kane County. The suspect, [] Feds Demand Illinois Hold Suspect In Brutal Attack On 9-Year-Old Girl Riding A Bike

Developer looks to bring almost 300 units to Flushing

Flushing is poised to receive an influx of nearly 300 units — many affordable — should Gary Chen secure a zoning change. On Monday, Chen filed an application with the New York City Department of City Planning for a mixed-use project at 32-02 Linden Place in the Queens neighborhood, the Commercial Observer reported. The zoning change would be bound by 32nd Avenue, Linden Place and Farrington Street. Chen wants to build a 10-story, 296-unit complex at the site, which would also include 33,000 square feet of commercial space and nearly 200 parking spaces. Roughly 25 percent of the units would []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.

ICE arrests have increased in Chicago, but tactics less publicized than last fall, legal groups say – WBEZ (Chicago)

ICE arrests have increased in Chicago, but tactics less publicized than last fall, legal groups say – WBEZ (Chicago)

Rhode Island Jail Operator Files Bankruptcy to Cut Bond Debt

Central Falls Detention Facility Corp., which houses federal detainees including people arrested by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, filed for bankruptcy saying it cannot afford to keep paying on more than 167 million in bond debt.

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.

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.

Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women

Tochigi Prison, which houses 456 inmates, is a microcosm of what female prisons across the nation are facing, from a rising foreign population to mental health issues.

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

Inside the California ICE detention boycott over $18 coffee grounds, $21 tampon boxes

More than 300 detainees are estimated to have signed grievance letters sent to facility administrators, according to advocates with the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice.

See Inside This Abandoned Missouri Hospital and Nursing Home

See Inside This Abandoned Missouri Hospital and Nursing Home

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 []

DHS scraps plan for converting New Jersey warehouse into detention center

The Department of Homeland Security is scrapping its plan to convert a vacant warehouse in Roxbury, New Jersey, into an immigration detention center. The department admitted as much in a court filing on Monday, noting it intends to sell the warehouse. The defendant also said it plans to provide an additional status report by July []

Florida officials say ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ has been emptied because a hurricane could level the facility

The center, located in the heart of the Everglades, faced immediate controversy when it opened last summer

A new ICE facility could speed up deportations for families and kids

The Trump administration plans to open a 528-bed holding center for migrant families and unaccompanied children awaiting removal from the U.S., putting it next to a Louisiana airfield that has become the nation’s largest hub of deportation flights.

EXCLUSIVE: ICE Made Major Convicted Criminal Arrests Thursday

EXCLUSIVE: ICE Made Major Convicted Criminal Arrests Thursday

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.

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.

A new ICE facility could speed up deportations for families and kids

The Trump administration plans to open a 528-bed holding facility for migrant families and unaccompanied children next to an airport hub, positioning itself to speed up deportations.

Protestors call for inspection of Adelanto ICE Center over claims of poor conditions

Community members are calling for an inspection of the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in San Bernardino County over claims of poor living conditions, inadequate food and water and the alleged denial of proper medical care. KTLA's Shelby Nelson reports. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/ktla?sub_confirmation=1

Rivers govt closes five hospitals over child trafficking, suspects arrested

The facilities shut down by the state include PLARIV Hospital, located in Kreigeni Road in Omoku in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government, Good Shepherd Hospital, Nkaru Street, also in ONELGA and Blessed GoodNews Clinic, 31 Bonny Street in Port Harcourt. The post Rivers govt closes five hospitals over child trafficking, suspects arrested appeared first on Vanguard News.

Lafayette Parish Correctional Arrest Report June 6 - July 10

Lafayette Parish Correctional Arrest Report June 6 - July 10

“The inmates are safe”: NSS dismisses claims Blue House fire affected detention facility

The National Security Service (NSS) has dismissed reports alleging that a detention facility was affected by the fire that broke out at its Internal Security Bureau headquarters, popularly known as the Blue House, early Wednesday. Speaking to journalists at the scene, the spokesperson of the National Security Service’s Internal Security Bureau, David John Kumuri, said [] The post “The inmates are safe”: NSS dismisses claims Blue House fire affected detention facility appeared first on Eye Radio.