Trump administration resumes family detention at Texas facilities
Mar 12, 2025·Location: South Texas
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The Trump administration has resumed detaining immigrant families at U.S. facilities, reversing a Biden-era policy pause and reopening two Texas family detention centers that had been closed since 2021. The facilities have inadequate medical care, food insecurity, and conditions associated with psychological trauma for detainees. Additionally, the administration has begun sending deportees, including children, to detention facilities in Panama and Costa Rica.
Sources
- Trump administration resumes detention of immigrant families after Biden-era pause
Associated Press·Mar 12, 2025·archived copy
- ‘Baby jails’ and first steps behind bars: Trump’s immigration agenda embraces family detention again
The Guardian·Mar 12, 2025·archived copy
- NPR
- mainepublic.org
- the-independent.com
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