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Family Detention

The practice of detaining families, including children, in immigration detention facilities

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Jan 25, 2026
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Did ICE detain a 5-year-old

, identified in multiple news reports as , was detained by in , on 20 January 2026 and transported with his father to a center, according to school officials, local authorities and several national ou...

Jan 16, 2026
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How did the Flores Agreement legally limit family detention and how was it applied during the Obama years?

The Flores Settlement Agreement, originating from litigation in the 1980s and formalized in 1997, set nationwide standards for the detention, release and treatment of immigrant children and required t...

Jan 30, 2026
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Where can I find statistics about Obama's immigration policies?

A reliable starting point for statistics on ’s immigration policies is official reporting—especially the Yearbook of Immigration Statistics and DHS end-of-year releases—which compile removals, returns...

Feb 4, 2026

What did Judge Dolly Gee’s 2015 Flores enforcement order require of DHS and how many families were ordered released?

’s required the and other federal defendants to comply with the ’s protections for minors by October 23, 2015, including applying Flores to children detained with their parents, prioritizing prompt re...

Feb 2, 2026

How many children have been found during ice raids

The reporting does not produce a single, definitive national tally of “ raids,” but contemporary coverage and leaked data point to both specific incidents—such as four children detained during recent ...

Feb 1, 2026

How have courts ruled in other cases where children were detained alongside parents by ICE?

in recent years have repeatedly intervened when detained children with their parents, issuing temporary restraining orders, blocking removals or transfers, and in at least one high-profile instance or...

Jan 31, 2026

What agencies and policies drove child deportations in 2025 (CBP, ICE, DHS policies)?

Federal agencies—principally , , and the leadership—implemented a package of operational tools, funding increases, and administrative policy changes in 2025 that together drove a and created pathways ...

Jan 26, 2026

What legal and policy critiques did civil rights organizations make about Obama administration deportation practices?

Civil-rights groups criticized administration for running a that prioritized speed and volume over individualized due process, used detention and summary removal practices that harmed families and asy...

Jan 22, 2026

What is the Flores settlement and how has it shaped U.S. child-detention policy?

is a 1997 court-supervised consent decree that established national standards for the detention, treatment, placement and prompt release of immigrant children in federal custody, including requirement...