“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
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Letters from children detained at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in South Texas reveal their experiences and concerns. The facility, which holds families and single adult women, housed over 750 families in early February, nearly half including children. The letters, received by ProPublica in mid-January, describe the children's longing for their former lives, including missing school, friends, and reliable medical care. They express feelings of fear and anxiety about their uncertain futures. The Department of Homeland Security stated that detainees are provided with adequate care, including meals, water, clothing, and access to education. CoreCivic, which operates the facility, emphasizes its commitment to health and safety under multiple layers of oversight.
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AI-ExtractedI have been 50 days in Dilley Immigration Processing Center. And I want to go to my Country.
DHS said all detainees “are provided with 3 meals a day, clean water, clothing, bedding, showers, soap, and toiletries”.
All detainees at Dilley are “being provided with proper medical care.”
Since the start of the Trump administration, the number of children in ICE detention has increased sixfold.
In early February there were more than 750 families, nearly half of them including children, being held at the Dilley facility.
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