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Mother held over two months at Dilley detention center with toddler son

Mar 16, 2026·Location: Dilley, TX

Mother held over two months at Dilley detention center with toddler son

An unidentified mother, who asked not to be named out of fear of retaliation, spent more than two months detained at the Dilley family detention center with her 3-year-old son. She described a long line for medication when her son had a fever and recounted asking staff what would happen if a child began convulsing, saying she was told they would need to wait for an ambulance. She said she saw other very sick children at the facility during her detention.

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