Release Them All: Advocates Demand Freedom for Families Detained at Dilley

An op-ed by Columbia Law School professor Elora Mukherjee argues that the Trump administration’s March 2025 restart of long-term family detention has led to hundreds of families, including many without criminal histories, being detained at the Dilley, Texas facility while seeking asylum. The piece notes thousands of detained children, often in conditions described by a lawyer who has worked with detainees, and asserts these families are eligible for parole and should be released, calling for humane asylum processes rather than prolonged detention.