detention center
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Attorney General Jennifer Davenport is suing the GEO Group, the private firm running the ICE detention center, demanding access.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Telephone poles covered in fundraising pleas for families whose breadwinners either rotted in faraway detention center or were sent back to their home countries.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The New Jersey town of Roxbury, meanwhile, is trying to prevent the conversion of a commercial warehouse into a detention center.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
“It’s the only detention center in the country that doesn’t have an indoor waiting area,” she said.
From Slate • May 29, 2026
What would my pen pals say if I told them that I am standing at a detention center because I went to open my postbox for their letters?
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
