Eunice Cho
@eunicehcho.bsky.social
Immigrant rights attorney; focus on immigration detention. (Views my own; repost does not = endorsement)
New investigation shows that ICE has sought court orders to force-feed at least 10 detained immigrants on hunger strike under the Trump administration. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Stark example of brutality’: Trump’s ICE used court orders in plan to force-feed at least 10 hunger strikers in detention
Exclusive: court records reviewed by the Guardian show that procedures included force-feeding, intravenous forced hydration and involuntary blood draws
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Powerful visualization of horrifying conditions of confinement in ICE's holding room cells, based on testimony of brave detainees who came forward to sue ICE and challenge abuses at 26 Federal Plaza. Great reporting by @douglasmac.bsky.social as usual! wapo.st/3R6bdmr
ICE officials warned of dangerous crowding. See how they kept packing people in.
Dozens were held for days in small rooms last year with no beds, showers or full-time medical staff, records analyzed by The Post show.
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www.union-bulletin.com/news/nationa...
Detainees at California ICE facility win ‘landmark’ safety settlement, protections
FRESNO, Calif. — A private prison operator will pay a six-figure fine to state health and safety officials to settle a complaint that immigrants detained at California ICE detention facilities
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SCOOP: ICE is planning to offload seven warehouses purchased for more than $700 million by either giving them to other federal agencies or selling them outright, according to documents obtained by The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...
ICE Spent $700 Million on 7 Warehouses. Now It Wants to Get Rid of Them.
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Let’s be sure to show up for Minneapolis today and every day like they have been showing the way & showing up for us across the country. We’re with you Twin Cities!❤️🔥
Margaret Killjoy@margaret.bsky.social · 2mo agothe feds are coming in hard in Minneapolis today it looks like, targeting legal observers. I heard this from a friend there: "An alert was just posted to lock your doors and don’t open them for ICE/officials without a signed warrant. Twin Cities Legal observers’ homes are being raided... [cont'd]
Daphy Michel, a Haitian asylum seeker with untreated mental health issues, died of hypothermia after being released by ICE. Security footage shows Michel sitting on a bus stop bench for days in cold temperatures. Her death has been ruled a homicide.
Death of woman released by ICE on a winter day is now ruled a homicide
Security footage shows Daphy Michel, a 31-year-old asylum seeker from Haiti, sitting on a bus stop bench for days in cold temperatures.
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Great reporting by @douglasmac.bsky.social. GEO's push to change ICE standards is a direct response to successful lawsuits brought by immigrant detainees finding minimum wage violations and unjust enrichment for their $1/day "voluntary" work program. The swamp just got deeper. wapo.st/4giIJjm
ICE removed detainee protections after private outreach from top contractor
In new federal standards released Monday, the agency appeared to make changes that could benefit Geo Group’s legal defense.
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www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-jus...
She reported a sexual assault at North Lake. ICE deported her before the investigation was over.
A former detainee says she was repeatedly sexually assaulted at the North Lake Processing Center and that her attempts to alert administrators initially went unheeded.
michiganpublic.org
For many years, there were allegations that ICE would “release” critically ill people in hospitals so that their deaths wouldn’t be recorded as in ICE custody. To fix this, in 2021 the Biden admin required ICE to report deaths occurring up to 30 days after release. Now that rule has been dropped.
Jon Collins@jcollins.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe change comes as ICE has faced pressure after the death of 18 detainees so far this year. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
they’re shooting crowd control munitions at crowds that include multiple members of congress, the governor, and a sitting united states senator. they fired pepper balls at the senator. they cannot and will not be reigned in by democracy, whatever’s left of it.
David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 2mo agoICE agents pepper-sprayed Senator Andy Kim of New Jersey.
NEW: A review of DHS forecasting records shows a quick heads-up to vendors for a $10M–$20M contract to keep mothballed ICE warehouses "in serviceable condition pending reactivation" at unspecified locations, on a compressed timeline, and with no public solicitation in sight.
ICE Moves to Pay Contractor to Maintain Mothballed Warehouses
The procurement notice surfaces as the agency's plan to convert warehouses into detention centers has stalled in court — and as it pivots toward buying existing facilities from private operators.
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www.cbsnews.com/news/dhs-mar...
DHS chief Mullin says agency has no plan to shut down "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the department has no plan to shut down Alligator Alcatraz, following reports that companies hired by Florida to operate the detention center were told it would clo...
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BREAKING: "Alligator Alcatraz," the internment camp in the Everglades, is closing. Here's what you need to know:
This is a fascinating development. One thing to note: even where ICE has purchased detention facilities in the past, it has relied heavily on private prison corporations to actually *operate* facilities themselves.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 3mo agoUpdate on ICE's "Detention Reengineering Initiative": GEO Group's CEO said today that "the warehouse project has been paused, and [DHS] is evaluating how to proceed with this initiative..." He also acknowledged that, as part of the plan, ICE is looking to buy upwards of 10 of GEO's existing jails.
Excellent reporting on the skyrocketing numbers of use of force in ICE detention: wapo.st/4tdgBRA
Internal ICE records reveal widespread use of force in detention centers
The reports detail how guards have increasingly used chemical agents and physical tactics on detainees, including groups demanding adequate water, food and medical care.
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www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Pregnant minors detained by ICE: Oregon congresswoman to investigate Texas center
U.S. Rep. Maxine Dexter will visit a facility in Texas to check the conditions of pregnant teens in ICE custody and will also return to the Dilley facility for an oversight stop.
oregonlive.com
It’s not just Ms. Rachel. The biggest names in children’s educational programming are coming out in force to call for kids to be freed from ICE detention. Here’s “Reading Rainbow” host @mychal3ts.bsky.social outside the Dilley Immigration Processing Center.
ICE inspectors in February found 49 violations to detention standards at Camp East Montana, including failure from staff to"accurately document required checks to prevent significant self-harm and suicide." n.pr/4sa0F1S
ICE detention deaths are on a record pace. One Texas facility bears the brunt
ICE inspectors in February found 49 violations to detention standards at Camp East Montana, including failure from staff to"accurately document required checks to prevent significant self-harm and suicide."
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"'If it weren't for Miller pushing, this would be dead by now,' the source told me. A new DHS secretary may not be the obstacle many wish it were." Read more to learn why now is the time to be making noise.
DHS Pauses Warehouse Purchases as Internal Revolt, Legal Challenges, and Political Infighting Cloud the Program's Future
Career officials call it unworkable. Communities are suing to stop it. Congress is investigating. And Stephen Miller is still pushing.
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Via AP: Warehouse purchases on pause while DHS reviews Noem-era contracts, policies, and proposals.
DHS pauses new immigrant warehouse purchases amid review of Noem-era contracts
Homeland Security is pausing plans to buy new warehouses for immigrant detention as it reviews contracts signed under former secretary Kristi Noem.
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ANOTHER death in ICE custody. That makes 14 in 2026, and we’re not even done with March yet. This is on track to be the deadliest year for immigration detention in the U.S. ever. Period.
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal@jayapal.house.gov · 4mo agoToday, I was notified of another death that occurred in ICE custody, bringing the total to 45 deaths under the second Trump administration. These are not just numbers, they’re people. It’s devastating and we can’t let it continue. We need accountability & we must dismantle ICE.
BREAKING: A federal court ruled ICE must provide access to legal counsel for people detained at the Florida detention facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The Trump administration cannot deny people their right to an attorney.
