Court filings reveal new claims of mistreatment at family immigration lockup

Court filings reveal new claims of mistreatment at family immigration lockup

Parents and children held for long stretches in ICE custody at the nations only family immigration detention center are again speaking out about medical care and other conditions at the Texas lockup run by the for-profit company CoreCivic.Legal aid groups collected oral testimonials from detainees during visits in recent weeks to the Dilley Immigration Processing Center located about an hour south of San Antonio. The sworn declarations were file…

CoreCivic Profits Scrutinized in Ongoing Dilley Texas Immigration Detention Lawsuit

CoreCivic’s profits from operating the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas have come under scrutiny in a lawsuit filed in March alleging mistreatment of detained migrant families. Court documents and legal aid groups detailed physical and mental health issues among detainees, including children held beyond the Flores Agreement’s 20-day limit, according to court filings and Associated Press reports. Court documents filed March 20 detail…