"US immigration officials have been increasingly detaining people in small, secretive holding facilities for days or even weeks at a time in violation of federal policy, a Guardian investigation has found. These holding facilities located at ICE offices, in federal buildings and other locations around the country are typically used to detain people after they have been arrested but before they are transferred or released."
"In many cases, they consist of small concrete rooms with no beds and are designed to only be used for a few hours. Previously, ICE was prohibited by its own internal policies from detaining people for longer than 12 hours in these holding facilities. But in a June memo, the agency waived the 12-hour rule, saying people recently arrested by ICE can be detained in the holding rooms for up to three days. There is extremely limited oversight of ICE holding facilities nationwide, leading to concern among advocates about unknown troubling conditions inside."
"The Guardian analyzed data on ICE holding facility book-ins, first published by the Deportation Data Project, that cover a period from September 2023 until late July of this year, the most recent month for which it is available. The Guardian's analysis found that: ICE has used at least 170 ICE holding facilities nationwide, including at 25 ICE field offices. The Trump administration and its campaign of mass deportation has led to a near across the board increase in the time people are forced to spend in detention in holding rooms. After Donald Trump's inauguration, the average time that people spend in detention increased at 127 hold rooms across the country."
ICE has increasingly detained people for days or weeks in small holding rooms located in ICE offices, federal buildings and other sites. Many holding rooms are small concrete spaces with no beds and were designed for only a few hours of use. Internal policy previously barred detention in these rooms for longer than 12 hours, but a June memo allowed up to three days. Oversight of holding facilities is extremely limited, raising concerns about unknown conditions. Nationwide data from September 2023 to late July show at least 170 holding facilities used, including 25 ICE field offices, and widespread increases in detention time.
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