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The El Gamal family of six, held for nine months at Texas' Dilley ICE detention center, describes moldy, inedible food, deteriorating medical care, and violations of religious rights in letters to lawyers, highlighting ongoing concerns about prolonged detention and asylum proceedings.
Two award-winning McAllen mariachi students and their family were detained by ICE after a Feb. 25 routine check-in, triggering days of regional uproar and bipartisan pressure from Rep. Monica De La Cruz; Antonio Gámez-Cuéllar, Caleb and Joshua, and their parents were released from detention in Raymondville and Dilley on March 9. The family had entered the U.S. in May 2023 via the CBP One app and had previously informed teachers of their check-ins, with community supporters urging that families be kept together and enforcement policies be made more humane.
A 10-year-old Minnesota girl, Elizabeth Zuna Caisaguano, and her mother were released from the Dilley, Texas ICE detention center after about a month; they are asylum-seekers from Ecuador and plan to return to Minnesota to reunite with the father, amid ongoing scrutiny of family detention and reports of health concerns at the facility including a measles outbreak and the child’s flu-like symptoms.
Two detainees at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas—the nation’s largest immigrant family detention facility—tested positive for measles, authorities said, prompting concerns from lawmakers and advocates that the crowded site could see a broader outbreak without proper prevention measures.
ICE halted all movement and quarantined individuals at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in south Texas after two detainees were confirmed with active measles, with officials saying detainees are being monitored and given medical care to prevent further spread.
A measles outbreak has been reported at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, where ICE detains about 1,200 people including around 400 children. Immigration attorney Eric Lee says at least two cases have been confirmed, amid ongoing public scrutiny of the facility’s conditions. Advocates describe problems like reports of unsanitary food and water, and health experts warn that crowded, congregate settings heighten transmission risk. Lawmakers, including Rep. Joaquin Castro, have highlighted detainee welfare as the situation develops. Measles, eliminated in 2000, has re-emerged in parts of the U.S., and health officials say outbreaks are more likely in carceral settings, making this a developing story.
Texas DPS troopers in riot gear faced about 40 protesters outside the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, demanding the release of a five-year-old detained with his father; pepper-ball projectiles and pepper spray were deployed, two arrests were reported, and the crowd dispersed after authorities maintained order.
A peaceful protest broke out at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley after guards ordered attorneys to leave during confidential visits, as detainees—many children—chanted 'Libertad' in solidarity with five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, who had been moved from Minnesota to Dilley. Advocates press for the boy’s release; DHS disputes some accounts of his seizure. Detainees described harsh conditions (putrid water, meals with bugs) and an estimated 1,500 protesters, with CoreCivic running the facility amid renewed scrutiny of immigration enforcement.
A 5-year-old boy, Liam Conejo Ramos, taken into ICE custody with his father in the Minneapolis area, has a pending immigration court case and cannot be deported yet; they are detained at the Dilley family detention center in Texas while their cases are adjudicated, with officials saying the arrest targeted the father and the child is being cared for, amid concerns from advocates about detention conditions and ongoing asylum processes.
The Texas Department of Public Safety has discontinued an Amber Alert for two children who were abducted out of Dilley. The Dilley Police Department were previously looking for Cassandra Alvarez, 27, who was considered a suspect in the abduction. It is unclear if Alvarez is still considered a suspect.
An AMBER Alert has been issued for two missing children, 6-year-old Bea Borrego and 8-year-old Maya Borrego, who are believed to be in "grave or immediate danger" after being abducted by 27-year-old Cassandra Alvarez in Dilley, Texas. Alvarez was last seen driving a maroon Mazda with temporary Texas tags. Anyone with information is urged to contact Dilley PD.