detention center

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Elora Mukherjee, a Columbia University immigration-law professor, said she has represented dozens of children between the ages of 2 and 16 at the detention center where Liam and his father are being held.

From The Wall Street Journal

But by the time that petition was formally filed in federal court, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents had already transferred Khalil to a detention center in northern New Jersey.

From Slate

The MJC said investigators will pursue accountability for the injuries and trauma Rahman experienced at the Whipple Detention Center and during her emergency medical treatment, emphasizing that legal action is forthcoming after what she called an unjustified use of force by unidentified federal officers.

From Salon

Those raids were followed by months of protests in the city and clashes with federal immigration agents at the detention center where detainees were being held until release or transfer.

From Los Angeles Times

He was booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque, where he remained Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times