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Inside ICE's Dilley family detention center

Wormy Food, Intimidating Guards, Sick Kids: Inside ICE's Only Family Detention Center

March 25, 2026 Dilley, Texas Mother Jones
An investigation into conditions at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the nation's only detention center for families. After ICE detained 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father near Minneapolis, they were sent to Dilley, where reports describe wormy food, intimidating guards, and sick children.
Source: Mother Jones