U.S. immigration and customs enforcement Articles

A woman with long dark hair holds an infant and kisses his cheek. Valentina and her infant son were detained by ICE and held at a hotel for five days.

ICE contractor locked an immigrant and her baby at an O’Hare hotel for five days

Valentina Galvis’ detention at a hotel raises questions about the types of facilities being turned into de facto detention centers as the Trump administration ramps up immigration detention.

by Aura Bogado August 7, 2025August 8, 2025

People stand in front of a courthouse with paper chains and signs that read "Communities not cages."

Immigration

Lawsuit: Indiana jail neglects immigrants while using ICE funds as ‘cash cow’

A lawsuit alleges that detained immigrants are being held in inhumane conditions, while Clay County misuses the money it receives from ICE to house detainees.

by Chelsea Verstegen June 10, 2022February 2, 2024

A woman stands at a microphone with people behind her holding signs that say "Free them all"

Immigration

Illinois just ended ICE detention. What happened to the people detained here?

Injustice Watch spoke to detained immigrants and their families, attorneys, and advocates to better understand what the end of immigration detention in the state meant for the people most affected by it.

by Carlos Ballesteros February 16, 2022January 8, 2024

Immigration

Lawsuit could foil Illinois’ ban on immigration detention

A lawsuit brought by two counties outside Chicago raises questions about immigrant rights activists’ strategy of working to end ICE detention one state and county at a time.

by Carlos Ballesteros November 16, 2021February 5, 2024

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