A federal judge has halted construction of a planned Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility near Gilroy, California, ruling that the federal government must address environmental review requirements before the project can proceed.
Category: Immigration
Immigration enforcement, detention, court rulings and the communities affected by shifting federal policy.
Crime & Justice Oct 10, 2026ICE Watch: ‘I want answers’: Maryland man dies in ICE custody
A husband and father from Peru who lived in the United States for 17 years died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, and his family wants to know how and why.
Crime & Justice Oct 9, 2026ICE Watch: Sewage floods cells at ICE detention center in Georgia, advocates say
A sewage backup has flooded parts of South Georgia’s Stewart Detention Center, leaving some Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees with restricted access to drinking water or showers, advocates say.
Crime & Justice Oct 8, 2026ICE Watch: Coming up: Measles spreads across the state; ICE detention facility set to expand; ImageOut returns
What do you need to know about the spread of measles in New York?
Crime & Justice Oct 7, 2026ICE Watch: 2 women detained by ICE in Louisville granted release from custody
2 women detained by ICE in Louisville granted release from custody Two women, a Louisville mother and a Kentucky State basketball player, are getting released from ICE custody.
Crime & Justice Oct 6, 2026ICE Watch: Russians in ICE Detention Plan Hunger Strike to Protest Poor Conditions
More than 50 detainees, including Russian citizens, are planning to launch a hunger strike this week to protest what they have described as unbearably harsh conditions at one of the largest U.S. immigration detention centers, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Crime & Justice Oct 6, 2026ICE Watch: ACLU condemns ‘deplorable’ conditions at Oklahoma immigration detention center
The American Civil Liberties Union and several other immigrants’ rights advocates sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security Thursday condemning “deplorable” conditions inside the Diamondback Correctional Facility in Watonga.
Crime & Justice Oct 4, 2026ICE Watch: Peruvian Man Dies in ICE Custody at Louisiana Hospital
Julian Curo-Churata, a 47-year-old Peruvian national, died early Tuesday morning at a hospital in Monroe, Louisiana, after facility personnel found him in medical distress inside Richwood Correctional Center the evening before.