Categories: USA

Immigration Detention Centers nearly empty despite the claims of the President

The immigration detention centers are nearly empty despite the claims of President Donald Trump that they are at a breaking point.

The stats show that facilities for both the parents and children had nearly 2,000 empty beds last week.

Donald Trump had repeatedly said that U.S.-Mexico border was at a breaking point. The reason according to him for people fleeing the area was surge in poverty and violence.

Reports of last week show that two detention centers had 2,000 empty beds. A facility in Dilley, Texas had 26% capacity while a facility in Berks county, Pennsylvania had a capacity at 19%.

On 1 April, a family shelter was temporarily changed into a facility for adult women only.

Supplies have been becoming scarce for the migrants. The advocates are saying that a crisis is been manufactured by the administration to justify the hardline immigration policies.

Director of the migrant rights and justice program at the Women’s Refugee Commission, Michelle Brane says that the administration don’t want the system to run because they want to create a chaos.

She says that the vast amount of people arriving in the country was due to crisis boiling in Central America.

Michelle says that backlogs of people have become due to the policies of the administration.

Peter Schey, executive director of the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law says that detention centers are empty due to the clash of the administration and the Congress.

A spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), which oversees immigration detention says that the reason for the vacancy in family detention centers is due to the limited budget and transportation resources.

Ice didn’t comment how much budget is required for efficiently running the transportation operations but said that the present budget is not enough.

Ivan Cease

Senior editor of the Chicago Morning Star

Recent Posts

Chicago Cuts Divvy Membership Costs, Expands Access

Mayor Brandon Johnson, the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT), and Lyft have announced a set of improvements to the Divvy…

2 days ago

Chicago Shooting Leaves 4 Dead, 18 Wounded at Event

What began as a lively evening in a bustling Chicago neighborhood known for its restaurants andnightlife turned into chaos late…

2 days ago

Feds Urge States to Remove Political Symbols From Roads

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has urged all 50 state governors, along with the governors of Puerto Rico and the…

2 days ago

Chicago Sky Partners With Moonshot to Tackle Online Abuse

The Chicago Sky has entered a groundbreaking partnership with Moonshot, a company specializing in countering digital threats using technologies developed…

2 days ago

Chicago Fire FC II Earns MLS NEXT Pro Honors Again

Chicago Fire FC II has been named the MLS NEXT Pro Team of Matchweek 16, following strong performances that extended…

3 days ago

Record July 4 Travel Expected Across U.S. in 2025

This Fourth of July holiday is set to be the busiest on record, with an estimated 72.2 million Americans expected…

3 days ago