The Children of Dilley
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Fourteen-year-old Ariana Velasquez and her mother, Stephanie Valladares, were detained at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas, run by CoreCivic, for approximately 45 days. Ariana, a freshman from Hicksville, New York, was falling behind in school and missed her younger siblings, Jacob and Gianna. The family, originally from Honduras, had been living in the U.S. where Stephanie had applied for asylum. The detention separated Ariana and Stephanie from Jacob and Gianna, causing emotional distress for all involved. Ariana expressed feelings of sadness and depression due to her confinement at the center, which is located nearly 2,000 miles from her home. The Dilley facility was initially opened during the Obama administration to house families crossing the border.
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AI-ExtractedSince I got to this Center all you will feel is sadness and mostly depression.
Former President Joe Biden stopped holding families there in 2021.
Dilley, run by private prison firm CoreCivic, is located some 72 miles south of San Antonio.
Fourteen-year-old Ariana Velasquez had been held at the immigrant detention center in Dilley, Texas, with her mother for some 45 days.
President Donald Trump resumed family detentions as part of his mass deportation campaign.
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