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On February 1, a demonstration organized by the Austin Party for Socialism and Liberation was held to protest the construction of a facility in Pflugerville, Texas, that was believed to be a future ICE operations center. The protest drew dozens of participants demanding transparency from both federal and local officials regarding the facility's ...
The detention center is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. [1] The NWDC's current capacity is 1575, making it one of the largest detention centers in the United States. [2] Numerous hunger strikes have been launched by inmates of the NWDC to protest the Center's poor conditions.
Willem van Spronsen (1950–2019) was a carpenter and a resident of Vashon, Washington, [6] [1] who had been arrested previously during a demonstration at the same ICE detention center in June 2018. [1] [7] In the earlier incident, he had a physical altercation with a police officer during an effort to free a protester who was detained.
QUEMADO, Texas (Reuters) -Hundreds of protesters from around the country flocked to a small Texas border town on Saturday to vent frustration over illegal immigration and show support for former ...
By Ted Hesson. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will close a costly Texas detention center and reallocate the funds to increase overall detention capacity as ...
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Following a protest at the Northwest Detention Center, van Spronsen was reportedly throwing incendiary devices, causing a vehicles to catch fire. He apparently attempted to ignite a propane tank and set buildings on fire. He was also reportedly carrying a rifle and flares. Four officers fired at van Spronsen. None were wearing body cameras. [43]
The U.S. Justice Department found on Thursday that Texas has routinely violated the civil rights of juveniles at five of its detention facilities by using excessive force, failing to protect them ...