detention center
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I knew where they were the last time I spoke to them, they were at X detention center.
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026
A.S. was released from the detention center last month still limping and in pain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Over the weekend, a Salvadoran immigrant being held at the notorious Delaney Hall detention center in New Jersey died after experiencing a medical emergency, the second death the facility has seen since December.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
District Judge Maxine M. Chesney appointed Anandkumar to ensure compliance with her February order that ICE provide “constitutionally adequate healthcare” at the detention center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
It was one step away from a real juvenile detention center.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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