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ICE allegedly cut open a hunger-striking detainee’s stomach in Texas to force feed after allegedly winning court approval: ‘America are you great now’

The judge granted a rare surgical option

We Got This Covered · Sep 7

ICE given permission to force-feed Cuban hunger striker with gastric tube

Exclusive: court orders seen by Guardian show agency given approval to fit Texas detainee with tube without his consent

The Guardian - US · Sep 5

‘Stark example of brutality’: Trump’s ICE used court orders in plan to force-feed at least 10 hunger strikers in detention

Exclusive: court records reviewed by the Guardian show that procedures included force-feeding, intravenous forced hydration and involuntary blood draws

The Guardian - US · Aug 3

ICE's $45B Tent Detention Plan Raises Alarms Over Past Safety and Sanitation Issues

A new report has revealed mounting criticism against the $45 billion plan by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to rapidly expand its detention infrastructure through tent-based facilities

Latin Times · Aug 1, 2025

Not just Alcatraz: the notorious US prisons Trump is already reopening

Amid outrage over ‘far-fetched’ plans to revive Alcatraz, Trump is pushing to expand Ice detention to other closed lockups marked by scandals

The Guardian - US · May 6, 2025

Detention center in Cuba sparks concerns about costs, migrant rights - Roll Call

The detention of migrants at Guantánamo Bay is poised to spark a new chapter of legal challenges about the rights of those kept there.

Roll Call · Feb 10, 2025

Trump move to deport ‘millions and millions’ of immigrants could quickly max out ICE’s detention center beds

Just one piece of Trump's plan, the Laken Riley Act, would require at least $26.9 billion to ramp up capacity at immigrant detention facilities to add 110,000 beds.

Fortune · Jan 23, 2025

Immigrant detention beds may be maxed out as Trump moves to deport 'millions and millions'

President Donald Trump’s promise to deport “millions and millions” of immigrants will hinge on securing money for detention centers

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025

ICE Already Receiving Proposals To Expand Detention Capabilities in Six States

Private companies, including CoreCivic and GEO Group, submitted proposals that could collectively add between 6,650 and 12,000 detention beds nationwide

Latin Times · Dec 22, 2024

Biden must Trump-proof US democracy, activists say: ‘There is a sense of urgency’

President can secure civil liberties, accelerate spending on climate and healthcare, and spare death row prisoners

The Guardian - US · Nov 24, 2024