ICE Transfers Detainees Miles Away, Cutting Access to Attorneys
Sep 26, 2025·Location: Los Angeles, CA
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ICE is transferring detained immigrants faster and more frequently than in 2024, with 12% of detainees transferred at least four times compared to 6% in the same period last year. These transfers move people far from family, attorneys, and legal resources, with some individuals transferred up to 15 times across multiple states before deportation.
Sources
- How ICE detainees are moved miles away from families and attorneys
Los Angeles Times·Sep 26, 2025·archived copy
aol.com·Sep 26, 2025·archived copy
- The Rising Cost of ICE Flying Immigrants to Far-Flung Detention Centers
Bloomberg·May 1, 2025·archived copy
- Why ICE is really moving detainees hundreds of miles from where they were arrested
CNN·Apr 10, 2025·archived copy
- A Costly Move
hrw.org·Jun 14, 2011·archived copy
- Under Trump, Northwest immigration detainees are traveling farther from families, legal help
KUOW·Dec 23, 2025·archived copy
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