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cbabe

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Wed Feb 18, 2026, 08:58 PM Wednesday

Soul-crushing' 911 calls revealed from inside Trump's ICE detention center [View all]

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-ice-2675282457/

'Soul-crushing' 911 calls revealed from inside Trump's ICE detention center

Robert Davis
February 18, 2026 7:45PM ET



The report included call logs made to 911 and law enforcement that detailed instances where adults called for medical help because a toddler struggled to breathe, a pregnant woman fainted, and an elementary-school-aged child experienced seizures. Other people reported experiencing stomach pains and nausea from the unsanitary food preparation at the facility, according to the report.

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Full report

https://www.propublica.org/article/life-inside-ice-dilley-children?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1771434032&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

The Children of Dilley
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.

by Mica Rosenberg
February 9, 2026, 5:30 am



There were children in Dilley who were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, several mothers told me. Recently, two cases of measles were discovered in the center. Federal officials said they quarantined some immigrants, and attorneys said ICE cancelled in-person legal visits until Feb. 14 as a safety precaution.



CoreCivic said that Dilley, like its other facilities, is subject to multiple layers of oversight to ensure full compliance with policies and procedures, including any applicable detention standards.
Moms told me that their kids had lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping on the facility’s hard metal bunk beds in rooms shared by at least a dozen other people, and were constantly sick.

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SHOCKING: ICE Agents Raiding Children's Dorms
Midas Effect

To confiscate and destroy children’s letters and drawings.

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