Immigration Detention

Immigration detention is a growing but largely shadowy form of incarceration. We work to uncover local New York stories about immigrant detention.

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CoreCivic Signs $20 Million Deal To Jail Immigrants for ICE in New Jersey

BY Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio Sep 01, 2023

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ICE is Violating Immigrants' Rights to Due Process, Legal Advocates State

BY Fisayo Okare Aug 30, 2023

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ICE Can Renew Elizabeth Detention Contract After NJ Judge Ruling

BY Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio Aug 29, 2023

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ICE Detention Contract in New Jersey Could "Immediately" Be Renewed

BY Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio Aug 14, 2023

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Revenues Soar for Private Prisons Detaining Immigrants

BY Fisayo Okare Aug 09, 2023

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Biden Admin. Wants To Keep Elizabeth Detention Center Open as ICE Jail

BY Fisayo Okare Jul 19, 2023

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“He’s Gay. We Will Kill Him:” Nigerian-American Actor Performs One-Man Show About LGBTQ Asylum Seeker

BY Fisayo Okare Jun 29, 2023

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CoreCivic Sues New Jersey Governor Over Law Banning ICE Contracts

BY Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio Feb 22, 2023

NYC Company That Faked Worker Safety Training Makes National List of Most Dangerous Employers

BY Amir Khafagy Apr 25, 2024

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Un hombre de Brooklyn está dirigiéndose a migrantes recién llegados. Ellos dicen que les está quitando sus salarios.

BY Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio BY Amir Khafagy Apr 25, 2024

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Is Your Job Unsafe? Start a Workplace Safety Committee

BY Amir Khafagy Apr 25, 2024

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ICE Suddenly Transfers Dozens of Immigrants Detained in Orange County

BY Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio Jul 27, 2022

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Immigrant Bail Bond Industry Is ‘Wild West,’ State Lawmakers Say

BY Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio BY Gabriel Sandoval May 27, 2022

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There Are No Immigrants Left in New Jersey County Jails. Where is ICE Sending Them?

BY Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio Nov 18, 2021

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Activists at Bergen County Jail Protest Detainees Being Moved Out of State

BY Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio Oct 28, 2021

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ICE Denies Release Requests, Sending Detained Immigrants Across the Country

BY Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio Oct 25, 2021

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Bergen County Will No Longer Detain Immigrants for ICE

BY Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio Oct 07, 2021

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Hudson County Officials Move to End Contract With ICE

BY Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio Sep 13, 2021

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