detention center

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At the detention center, he said, agents have told him they’ll still find a way to deport him — if not to Cuba, then maybe Panama or Costa Rica.

From Los Angeles Times

The decision concluded the final merits hearing of his immigration case and marked the 60th day of his detention at the Bluebonnet Detention Center.

From Salon

Without further words, they transported him to the Adelanto Detention Center, the largest ICE detention facility in the United States, with a capacity of 2,690.

From Los Angeles Times

Hernández, who in September 2020 was picked up by ICE and brought to the detention center, is among those who say they still are living with the effects.

From Los Angeles Times

“At Adelanto Detention Center my nightmare began, and it still hasn’t ended,” Hernández said, adding that doctors recently found blood clots in his lungs, a result of prolonged exposure to the chemical, he believes.

From Los Angeles Times