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US politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Trump administration turns to the Navy to build new migrant detention centers

The U.S. Navy will secure contracts to build tent-based detention centers housing 10,000 people each as the government expands migrant detention capacity.
France news
fromThe Local France
3 months ago

France clears Calais migrant camp housing hundreds

French authorities cleared a Calais warehouse camp sheltering up to 600 migrants, citing degrading conditions, smuggling links, and sealed the site to prevent reoccupation.
fromLos Angeles Times
4 months ago

'It's happening everywhere': 1 in 3 ICE detainees held in overcrowded facilities, data show

Mattresses on the floor, next to bunk beds, in meeting rooms and gymnasiums. No access to a bathroom or drinking water. Hourlong lines to buy food at the commissary or to make a phone call. These are some of the conditions described by lawyers and the people held at immigrant detention facilities around the country over the last few months. The number of detained immigrants surpassed a record 60,000 this month.
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