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Aug 14, 2025

Can ICE agents pull you over? Jailing of KC area immigrant raises question

“They held that if a police officer witnesses a traffic violation, they can go ahead and conduct a traffic stop, pull someone over, even if that stop is ‘pretexual’” — meaning the real motivation was to...

Aug 12, 2025

ICE detention center in Leavenworth, Kansas, is hiring despite months of legal limbo

The American Civil Liberties Union said in May that those detainees are held in “crowded, unsanitary conditions” and that some have attempted suicide.

Aug 11, 2025

Immigrant arrests create 'unprecedented growth opportunities' for private jails

Two of the nation's largest companies operating private jails are reporting spikes in revenue thanks to the Trump administration's surge of immigrant arrests.

Aug 8, 2025

A Fight Is Brewing in the Midwest Over Immigrant Mass Detention

A coalition of local, state, and regional organizations has come together to counter this narrative. It includes Advocates for Immigrant Rights and Reconciliation (AIRR), based in Kansas City; the ACLU of...

Aug 6, 2025

Debate over ICE detention center intensifies inside and outside court

Local organizations, including the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth and ACLU of Kansas were also present.

Aug 6, 2025

Courts and Crime Immigration CoreCivic asks district judge to dismiss counts, pushes to reopen Leavenworth prison

“When we say we’re worried about the dehumanization of people inside the facility, when we say that we’re worried about the exploitation of workers, when we talk about life and death circumstances for everyone...