Government Accountability

Exposing the Truth Behind Family Detention at ICE’s Dilley Facility

By Economics Desk | February 28, 2026

The Dilley detention center reveals the heavy cost of aggressive immigration enforcement—children detained for months, questionable care, and a government ignoring court limits while profiting off family suffering.

When a 5-year-old boy was taken into custody by immigration officers in Minneapolis and sent to a Texas detention center alongside his father, many Americans were rightly alarmed. But this is far from an isolated incident—it reflects a troubling pattern emerging under policies that sacrifice national sovereignty and human dignity for political showmanship. How Long Should America Detain Children? The Trump administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown has led to thousands of children being held in detention facilities like the Dilley Immigration Processing Center near San Antonio. More than 3,800 children were booked into detention within just nine months of the administration’s...

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