The quick and dirty way CCA won the Dilley family detention contract
Photo from NPRImmigrant rights advocates and conservative U.S. congressmen alike were shocked and concerned about the speed with which the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) won and began to...
View Article"No Sanctuary: Big Business and Family Detention" premiered in Austin
The newest film by Austin-based filmmaker Matthew Gossage about family detention, "No Sanctuary: Big Business and Family Detention" premiered to an audience of over 80 people in Austin, TX last...
View ArticleSmall Arizona town profits from family detention in Dilley
On August 5th, in the midst of the legal battle concerning the fate of immigrant families currently locked up awaiting their asylum hearings, News 4 Tucson investigators shined a spotlight on how a...
View ArticleTX highlights from Corrections Corporation of America's 3rd quarter earnings...
On November 5, 2015, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) executives announced their 3rd quarter earnings results, including updates on the company's business in Texas. Check out the latest Texas...
View ArticleSenators press Department of Homeland Security to stop family detention
A group of 17 Democratic senators called on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to end the practice of family detention, as reported by Mother Jones.The group of senators, including...
View ArticleICE Renews Private Contract to Run Largest Family Detention Center
According to Huffington Post, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) revised and renewed its' contract with a private company to keep operating the country's largest family detention center. ICE...
View ArticleCounty Judge says family detention center is still an option
The application for a family detention center in San Diego is still pending, despite a court ruling against the state licensing family detention centers as child care facilities, reported Caller-Times...
View ArticleFamily detention centers receive good reports—what did they miss?
Two South Texas family detention centers have received good marks from the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Inspector General, reports the San Antonio Express. The report was done in response to...
View ArticleICE interfering with medical evaluations
A lawsuit has been filed against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on behalf of immigrants detained at the Dilley family detention center, reports the San Antonio Express. The lawsuit stated...
View ArticleAs Hurricane Harvey approaches, ICE abandons over 50 women & children at a...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) abandoned about 50 immigrant women and children at a bus station in San Antonio, reports the Rivard Report. The 50 women and children were all Central...
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