detention facility

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The 25-year-old, who studies fashion at Los Angeles Trade Technical College, now sits in an immigration detention facility in Texas, alongside her 47-year-old mother.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

She is now in an ICE detention facility in Louisiana, where she has faced “inhumane and difficult treatment,” her attorney stated.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

Dylan Contreras, 21, was detained last May after attending an immigration hearing at a New York City court and then transferred to a detention facility in Pennsylvania, sparking a widespread backlash.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Last month, Kordia was admitted to hospital for three days after having a seizure at the Alvarado, Texas, detention facility, where she also had fainting episodes.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Wes went back to school immediately after leaving the juvenile detention facility, the Baltimore County Detention Center in Towson.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore