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Jun 7, 2025

‘Some cry all day.’ ICE detainees face harsh conditions in Miami federal facility

Eunice Cho, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union’s Prison Project, said a Kansas prison faces similar conditions and added third bunks on beds to fit more immigrant detainees. While ICE data...

Jun 6, 2025

Immigrants detained in Leavenworth federal prison live in squalor without sunlight, letters claim

“Holding people in extended lockdown, and denying them access to adequate medical care, legal counsel, and even sunlight isn’t just inhumane,” Cho said. “It’s illegal.”

Jun 4, 2025

Judge blocks private prison operator from housing ICE detainees at shuttered Kansas center

A judge on Wednesday barred a major U.S. private prison operator from housing immigrants facing possible deportation in a shuttered Kansas City area detention center unless it can get a permit from frustrated...

Jun 4, 2025

Leavenworth wins temporary restraining order barring CoreCivic from taking ICE detainees

Esmie Tseng, spokeswoman for the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas, attended the hearing. She was pleased the judge heard the city’s concerns but is worried about what will happen in the future.

Jun 2, 2025

Medical neglect, 3-day lock downs: Inside dire conditions at Kansas ICE prison

The American Civil Liberties Union and several immigrant rights advocacy groups sent a letter to federal authorities Thursday calling for immediate changes in response to reports from detainees and their...

Jun 1, 2025

ACLU sues Kansas over gender affirming care ban for minors

This week, the American Civil Liberties Union announced that they are representing two families of transgender youth in a lawsuit against Kansas bill SB 63, a ban on gender affirming care for minors.