detention center
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Of the 13, Mexican officials said that includes six who died of medical complications, four from suicide, two during ICE operations and another in the shooting at the detention center in Dallas.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which plans to convert it into a detention center for immigrants awaiting deportation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
She was worried that if ICE’s detention center plans went through, “Roxbury will be known as the concentration town.”
From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026
The detention center operators would be required to correct any deficiencies identified by inspectors or face a civil penalty up to $25,000 a day for each violation.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
They sent him to a detention center called El Corralon, the Corral, in Mexico City.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
