DETENTION CENTER

Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego was the site of the first big outbreak at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s 221 detention centers

The Trump administration awarded billions of dollars in contracts for private companies to operate immigration detention centers in California — just before a new state law takes effect to prohibit them.

Family apprehensions at the border has increased by nearly seven-fold. NBC 7’s Alex Presha has more on these staggering numbers.

A state review into the treatment of immigrant teens held at a Virginia detention center confirmed the facility uses restraint techniques that can include strapping children to chairs and placing mesh bags over their heads. Investigators concluded the current treatment of detainees at the Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center did not meet the state’s legal threshold of abuse or neglect, according...

A delegation comprised of 25 Democratic members of Congress visited a detention center in McAllen, Texas, on Saturday and criticized the Trump Administration over its immigration policies.>

A lawyer for young migrant children at a Florida detention center says her clients, one as young as 3 years old, are traumatized by the forcible separation from family members. WTVJ’s Marissa Bagg reports.