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Worms in food, poor medical care, lights on 24/7: Families tell of life in Texas detention center
Conditions at the Dilley facility include overcrowding, limited schooling, and medical care issues, with many children detained beyond the 20-day court limit, advocates say.
- Families detained at Dilley reported a 13-year-old girl’s self-harm after her depression worsened and staff withheld medications; her mother said she cut her wrist, saying she didn't want to live anymore.
- Since last spring, the Trump administration's policy shift has led to reduced DHS oversight and a surge in family detention at Dilley, with ICE booking over 3,800 children.
- Dilley was built to hold 2,400 people, with cramped bunk beds for up to four families, and inspectors noted a persistent pediatrician shortage and adult‑strength hepatitis A shots given to about 250 children.
- Advocates say many children exceed the 20-day limit, with more than 30 held over 100 days and some, including Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, released after legal intervention this month.
- Ryan Gustin, CoreCivic spokesman, said no child was denied medical treatment or delayed assessments, while ICE Director Todd M. Lyons and DHS refuted neglect allegations; AP found DHS did not respond to follow-ups.
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Worms in food, poor medical care, lights on 24/7: Families tell of life in Texas detention center
When ICE officers in Minneapolis detained a 5-year-old boy and his father last month and sent them to a Texas detention center, many Americans were alarmed.
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