detention center
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In California, a court-appointed medical monitor issued a report last month finding that the state’s largest immigrant detention center repeatedly has delayed assessments, treatment and administration of medication for detainees.
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
He is being held without bond at the county’s adult detention center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Separate from the aid tent, protests at the facility persist, with a grassroots group of activists maintaining a mutual aid table of their own near the detention center.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
They wear light blue coveralls that the detention center has provided them.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
