detention facility

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By the time I arrived, the scene outside Delaney Hall, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Newark, had become quiet.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

A group of immigrants at a detention facility in Southern California launched a hunger strike this week to protest inhumane conditions, according to a coalition of immigrant rights groups.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

In letters written to the BBC from inside a detention facility, Davies says he was captured by Russian forces after being seriously injured on the front line.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Four were released on bond, and one remains in an ICE detention facility.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

“Oh, I’m not staying in a detention facility on this side of the border,” Velia said, shaking her head.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall