detention center

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Several protesters confronted law enforcement officers, who wore riot gear, before moving back to the sidewalk in front of the detention center.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which plans to convert it into a detention center for immigrants awaiting deportation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

In Mississippi, volunteers rushed to the detention center where Velasquez was being held and got his signature, too.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Roxbury, New Jersey, is a town that has been actively organizing against an immigrant detention center since January, shortly after the Washington Post revealed the small conservative town was on DHS’ list for a warehouse.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

Bobby wrote to the U.S. embassy in Tokyo asking them to send a member of the diplomatic staff to the detention center so that an official could accept his citizenship renunciation.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady