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Obama Administration Family Detention 2014

The Obama administration's decision to reopen and expand family detention facilities in South Texas in 2014 in response to a surge of asylum-seeking families from Central America.

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Jan 27, 2026
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Why did OBama open a detension facility on Texas?

reopened and expanded family detention facilities in in 2014 chiefly as an operational response to a sudden surge of asylum-seeking families from that overwhelmed border processing and shelter capacit...

Jan 19, 2026
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Did Obama use family detention centers for migrants?

Yes — the Obama administration expanded and used family detention to hold asylum-seeking mothers and children beginning especially in 2014, operating and opening large family residential centers while...

Jan 11, 2026

What policies did the Obama administration implement for family detention and shelters for immigrants?

The Obama administration significantly expanded family detention beginning in mid‑2014, opening large family residential centers and increasing use of detention for recently arrived Central American m...

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