Pentagon building largest-ever detention center at Fort Bliss to support deportation efforts
EL PASO, TX — It began in mid-July when construction crews broke ground at Fort Bliss — now, the Department of Defense has confirmed it is building a massive detention center on…
ICE Held Less Than 37,000 Migrants In Detention At Close Of 2023 While More Than 6 Million Went Free, Report Shows
ICE Held Less Than 37,000 Migrants In Detention At Close Of 2023 While More Than 6 Million Went Free, Report Shows Jennie Taer on December 30, 2023 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…
Gulf Shores Attorney Sentenced to Four Months in Prison for Smuggling Spice to a Federal Inmate at the Monroe County Detention Center
MOBILE, AL – A Gulf Shores man was sentenced to four months in prison for illegally smuggling paper soaked in “spice,” a synthetic cannabinoid, to a federal inmate at the Monroe County…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces Agreement to Ensure Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder at Big Sandy Regional Detention Center
LEXINGTON, Ky. – United States Attorney Carlton S. Shier, IV, announced Monday that the federal government has reached an agreement with the Big Sandy Regional Jail Authority, which operates the Big Sandy…
ICE Detention Centers Have Thousands Of Empty Beds Despite Record Illegal Immigration
ICE Detention Centers Have Thousands Of Empty Beds Despite Record Illegal Immigration Jennie Taer on October 9, 2023 Several Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities are below capacity even as illegal…
Nine Inmates Escape Pennsylvania Juvenile Detention Facility
MORGANTOWN, PA – All nine juveniles who escaped from Abraxas Academy detention center in Pennsylvania on Sunday night have been captured, according to Pennsylvania State Police. State Trooper David Beohm announced that…
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Rep Demands Answers Over DOJ Possibly Aiding Dominican Republic’s Detention Of Americans
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Rep Demands Answers Over DOJ Possibly Aiding Dominican Republic’s Detention Of Americans Jake Smith on September 14, 2023 Republican Texas Rep. Troy Nehls is demanding answers from the DOJ as…
Federal Judge Strikes Blow Against Murphy Ban on Immigrant Detention
Newark, NJ – U.S. District Judge Robert Kirsch struck down New Jersey’s ban on the detention of immigrants awaiting deportation on Tuesday. The legal challenge was brought forth by private prison operator…
Disgraced Crypto Tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried Claims Detention Violates His Freedom Of Speech Ahead Of Trial
Disgraced Crypto Tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried Claims Detention Violates His Freedom Of Speech Ahead Of Trial Jason Cohen on August 2, 2023 Disgraced former crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer sent a letter to…
Top Biden Immigration Official Called To ‘Abolish’ ICE, End Detention Of Illegal Immigrants
Top Biden Immigration Official Called To ‘Abolish’ ICE, End Detention Of Illegal Immigrants Jennie Taer on July 16, 2023 A top Biden administration U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) official previously advocated…
ACLU Asks New Acting ICE Chief To Close Detention Centers, Stop Local Police From Arresting Illegal Immigrants
ACLU Asks New Acting ICE Chief To Close Detention Centers, Stop Local Police From Arresting Illegal Immigrants Jennie Taer on July 6, 2023 The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is urging the…
‘Disgusted And Disappointed’: Dems Slam Biden Over Possible Return To Migrant Family Detention
‘Disgusted And Disappointed’: Dems Slam Biden Over Possible Return To Migrant Family Detention Jennie Taer on March 8, 2023 Democratic lawmakers are outraged over President Joe Biden’s possible plans to bring back…
DOJ settles tort claim over arrest and detention of Des Moines Washington “Dreamer”
Seattle – The Department of Justice and attorneys for a Des Moines, Washington man have resolved a $450,000 tort claim against various government agencies because of the arrest and detention of a…
Former Federal Detention Officer sentenced to prison for illegal firearm possession and obstruction of justice
Seattle – An employee at the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Detention Center (FDC) at SeaTac, Washington, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle for two federal felonies related to…
Fayette County Attorney Sentenced To Probation With Home Detention For Defrauding Clients
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on November 16, 2022, John William “JW” Eddy, age 40, of Fayette County, Pennsylvania was sentenced by…
Sending meth-laced mail into federal detention center lands Corpus woman in prison
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 54-year-old woman residing in Corpus Christi has been ordered to federal prison for mailing meth-laced papers disguised as mail to the Coastal Bend Detention Center (CBDC), announced…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces Agreement to Ensure Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder at Fayette County Detention Center
LEXINGTON, Ky. – United States Attorney Carlton S. Shier, IV, announced Tuesday that an agreement has been reached with the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government’s Department of Community Corrections, to ensure that people…
North Bay Village City Commissioner Who Pretended to be Law Firm’s Paralegal to See Lover at ICE Detention Center Convicted of Federal Crime
MIAMI – Julianna Clare Strout, 36, has been convicted of lying to get into a federal immigration detention center in Miami to see her romantic partner. Strout has served as a North…
Repeat Felon Sentenced to 78 Months in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm While on Home Detention for Firearms Offenses
INDIANAPOLIS – Donahvon Troutman, 33, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. According to court documents, in February 2021, Troutman was serving the first…
Repeat Felon Sentenced to 78 Months in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm While on Home Detention for Firearms Offenses
INDIANAPOLIS – Donahvon Troutman, 33, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. According to court documents, in February 2021, Troutman was serving the first…
Local woman admits to sending meth-laced mail into federal detention center
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 55-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to mailing meth-laced papers disguised as mail to the Coastal Bend Detention Center (CBDC), announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Gail Hostetter,…