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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kelly Rissman

Trump admin resumes detention of migrant families and kids. Critics warn it’s the ‘start of another dark chapter’

A detention center in Texas is reopening after the Trump administration prepares to restart the detention of migrant families and kids — a move that advocates worry could usher in another “dark chapter” in America’s treatment of immigrants.

CoreCivic, a company that manages the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, announced Wednesday that it reached an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to reactivate the facility.

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