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Privately run immigration detention center that previously held families in Texas will reopen

The South Texas Family Residential Center will reopen with a capacity of 2,400 beds under a contract with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement .
The facility was shut down in June 2024 due to allegations of poor treatment, including an incident involving a toddler's death from lack of medical care.
CoreCivic announced the reopening after the center was shut down, which is seen as a cash grab at the expense of immigrants by some activists and politicians, including Newark Mayor Ras Baraka.
GEO Group and CoreCivic are positioned to benefit from President Donald Trump's immigration plans, which may increase the number of detainees held by ICE.

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As Mass Incarceration of Immigrants Rises, Detention Centers Eye New Contracts

One attorney warns of a “humanitarian crisis” in detention centers as a jail notorious for abuse reopens to ICE.

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Immigrant detention center to resume operations in Texas

The U.S. government has revived a five-year contract with a private detention center in Texas that was designed to hold migrant families. The multimillion-dollar agreement was in effect for 10 years until 2024. Click here for the full story in Spanish.

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Revisiting the shameful legacy of family detention

Multiple groups led protests across the country to demand the closure of inhumane immigrant detention centers that subject children and families to horrific conditions. Shown here: July 02, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Tom Cooper/Getty Images for MoveOn.org Civic Action) Around a decade ago, when I was a young lawyer, I hopped in my little truck and drove across the stormy summer desert to see about a family detention center. Even though …

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Trump administration to reopen large family detention center in Texas

By Angelica Franganillo Diaz and Nicki Brown, CNN The Trump administration will reopen an immigrant family detention center in Texas, according to the company that runs the facility. The South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, will reopen under a new agreement with the city and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to a Wednesday press release from the private prison company CoreCivic. The city of Dilley confirmed in …

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