family detention

  • New Analysis Finds Sharp Rise in ICE Detention of Babies and Toddlers

    A new investigation by MSNBC and The Marshall Project is drawing renewed legal scrutiny to federal immigration detention practices after finding that hundreds of babies and toddlers have been held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody since President Donald Trump returned to office in 2025. According to an analysis of immigration records obtained…

  • How a Federal Judge’s Order Ended the Detention of 5-Year-Old Liam Conejo Ramos and His Father — and Why It Matters

    In a case that captured national attention and raised intense legal and ethical questions about U.S. immigration enforcement, a federal judge has ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, from immigration detention in Dilley, Texas. The decision ended a detention that sparked protests, political outrage, and widespread scrutiny…

  • Trump’s Request To End Flores Settlement Protecting Immigrant Children Denied By Judge

    A federal judge on Friday rejected the Trump administration’s latest attempt to terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement (FSA), a landmark policy that has safeguarded the rights of immigrant children in U.S. custody for nearly three decades. U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee, who presides over the Central District of California, issued the ruling a week after…