# ice detention — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 8 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover ice detention. Page: Feed: --- ## [NPR: Here’s how the system to report problems in ICE detention has failed immigrants](https://whistleblower.org/in-the-news/npr-heres-how-the-system-to-report-problems-in-ice-detention-has-failed-immigrants/) _2026-08-20 · Mary Allain · Government Accountability Project_ One of the last remaining checks on Immigration and Customs Enforcement and private-prison contractors running immigration detention centers has all but collapsed, leaving thousands of people trapped in a system with nearly non-existent oversight. The post NPR: Here’s how the system to report problems in ICE detention has failed immigrants appeared first on Government Accountability Project . ## [“Our Faith Is Calling Us to Take Care of These Folks, Not Kick Them Out”: Rep Greg Landsman on Why Extending TPS for Haitians is a Matter of Dignity](https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/our-faith-is-calling-us-to-take-care) _2026-08-19 · Austin Kocher · Austin Kocher_ Rep. Greg Landsman on the end of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians, the Ohio congregations that support them, and the three-year TPS extension the House passed that the Senate has not. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211895117/50379a778c0aff482568d78348a74006.mp3) ## [In Case You Needed Another Reason To Hate Dave Ramsey's Guts...](https://www.liars-ledger.com/p/in-case-you-needed-another-reason) _2026-08-19 · Andrea Thompson · Liars' Ledger_ Just when you start to think this guy couldn't possibly get any worse... ## [Trump Admin Invents Foreign Threat To Link The Left To Terrorism](https://www.liars-ledger.com/p/trump-admin-invents-foreign-threat) _2026-08-19 · Andrea Thompson · Liars' Ledger_ By harnessing this fake threat of terrorism, the Trump Administration opens avenues to use counterterrorism tools, including surveillance and de-banking. ## [The Marshall Project Wins NABJ Salute to Excellence Award](https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/08/19/the-marshall-project-wins-nabj-salute-to-excellence-award) _2026-08-19 · The Marshall Project · The Marshall Project_ A yearlong investigation into homicides in Mississippi prisons exposed dozens of unpunished killings and prompted calls for greater oversight. ## [Bodies of Evidence](https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/08/19/news-inside-issue-23) _2026-08-19 · Lawrence Bartley · The Marshall Project_ Lyrics, medical records and menopause — News Inside Issue 23 looks at what gets used against us, and what gets ignored. ## [Government Accountability Project Represents Former DOJ Civil Rights Attorneys Who Are Blowing the Whistle on Irregularities in University Title VI Investigations](https://whistleblower.org/press/former-doj-attorneys-blow-the-whistle-on-university-title-vi-investigations/) _2026-08-18 · Mary Allain · Government Accountability Project_ Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin sent a letter to Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division, demanding records and testimony concerning alleged political interference, which may have improperly influenced Title VI investigations involving major universities. The post Government Accountability Project… ## [ABC News: DOJ investigations into alleged antisemitism at Ivy League universities had predetermined conclusions: Whistleblower](https://whistleblower.org/in-the-news/abc-news-doj-investigations-into-alleged-antisemitism-at-ivy-league-universities-had-predetermined-conclusions-whistleblower/) _2026-08-18 · Mary Allain · Government Accountability Project_ Investigations at three universities raised concerns for a former DOJ lawyer. The post ABC News: DOJ investigations into alleged antisemitism at Ivy League universities had predetermined conclusions: Whistleblower appeared first on Government Accountability Project . ## [New York Times: Trump Officials Ignored Their Own University Investigators, Lawyer Says](https://whistleblower.org/in-the-news/new-york-times-trump-officials-ignored-their-own-university-investigators-lawyer-says/) _2026-08-18 · Mary Allain · Government Accountability Project_ A former Justice Department lawyer says Trump administration leaders ignored findings that elite schools, including Brown and Columbia, hadn’t broken the law as they pressed them into deals. The post New York Times: Trump Officials Ignored Their Own University Investigators, Lawyer Says appeared first on Government Accountability Project . ## [Reuters: Trump administration antisemitism probes into universities lacked evidence, ex-DOJ attorney says](https://whistleblower.org/in-the-news/reuters-trump-administration-antisemitism-probes-into-universities-lacked-evidence-ex-doj-attorney-says/) _2026-08-18 · Mary Allain · Government Accountability Project_ A former Department of Justice attorney has said the Trump administration's probes of ​U.S. universities over accusations of antisemitism lacked evidence and had predetermined outcomes. The post Reuters: Trump administration antisemitism probes into universities lacked evidence, ex-DOJ attorney says appeared first on Government Accountability Project . ## [Retro Grid Dungeon Crawler (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/wPMNNB3hhafg) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Retro grid movement with first-person combat, loot and skill-tree progression. ## [Inside Higher Ed: Whistleblowers: DOJ, HHS Antisemitism Investigations Were Predetermined](https://whistleblower.org/in-the-news/inside-higher-ed-whistleblowers-doj-hhs-antisemitism-investigations-were-predetermined/) _2026-08-18 · Mary Allain · Government Accountability Project_ Whistleblowers say the Justice and Health and Human Services Departments’ antisemitism investigations at Brown, Columbia and Harvard Universities last year were politically motivated probes that were predetermined and legally spurious. The post Inside Higher Ed: Whistleblowers: DOJ, HHS Antisemitism Investigations Were Predetermined appeared first on Government Accountability Project . ## [Washington Post: Politics drove antisemitism probes against Ivy League schools, DOJ whistleblower says](https://whistleblower.org/in-the-news/washington-post-politics-drove-antisemitism-probes-against-ivy-league-schools-doj-whistleblower-says/) _2026-08-18 · Mary Allain · Government Accountability Project_ A former Justice Department attorney casts doubt on claims of systemic antisemitism at Brown, Harvard and Columbia. The post Washington Post: Politics drove antisemitism probes against Ivy League schools, DOJ whistleblower says appeared first on Government Accountability Project . ## [CBS News: Former DOJ lawyer alleges Trump administration abused investigative process to target Harvard, Brown and Columbia](https://whistleblower.org/in-the-news/cbs-news-former-doj-lawyer-alleges-trump-administration-abused-investigative-process-to-target-harvard-brown-and-columbia/) _2026-08-18 · Mary Allain · Government Accountability Project_ The Trump administration pressured its career civil rights attorneys to investigate allegations of antisemitism at the university campuses of Harvard, Columbia and Brown even though there was no factual or legal basis to do so, according to a former Justice Department attorney. The post CBS News: Former DOJ lawyer alleges Trump administration abused investigative process to target Harvard, Brown… ## [The Hill: Whistleblowers accuse Trump administration of ‘predetermined’ outcomes in Ivy League antisemitism investigations](https://whistleblower.org/in-the-news/the-hill-whistleblowers-accuse-trump-administration-of-predetermined-outcomes-in-ivy-league-antisemitism-investigations/) _2026-08-18 · Mary Allain · Government Accountability Project_ A new whistleblower complaint accuses the Justice Department (DOJ) of having “predetermined” outcomes when it launched antisemitism investigations into Ivy League schools, writing that in some cases, investigators had failed to find any violations of law when the Trump administration demanded settlements. The post The Hill: Whistleblowers accuse Trump administration of ‘predetermined’ outcomes in… ## [ICE So Desperate To Conceal Polling Place Plans They're Disobeying Court Orders](https://www.liars-ledger.com/p/ice-so-desperate-to-conceal-polling) _2026-08-18 · Andrea Thompson · Liars' Ledger_ ICE turned over a trove of already public, useless documents in "compliance" with a court order demanding documentation of their plans to stake out polling places across the US. ## [Federal Courts Ruled Against Trump In Nearly 17,000 Out Of More Than 19,000 Federal ICE Detention Cases](https://www.liars-ledger.com/p/federal-courts-ruled-against-trump) _2026-08-18 · Andrea Thompson · Liars' Ledger_ The Trump Administration has lost nearly all of the ICE detention cases that have landed before the federal courts. ## [MS Now: Whistleblower says probes into antisemitism at colleges were ploys to harass and strip millions](https://whistleblower.org/in-the-news/probes-into-antisemitism-at-colleges-were-ploys-to-harass-and-strip-millions/) _2026-08-18 · Sydney.Johnson · Government Accountability Project_ "The disclosure, by Haley Van Erem, a veteran Justice Department civil rights attorney, involves investigations into whether Harvard, Brown and Columbia universities broke the law by allowing antisemitism to flourish on their campuses." The post MS Now: Whistleblower says probes into antisemitism at colleges were ploys to harass and strip millions appeared first on Government Accountability… ## [How to Prepare for a Prison Visit](https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/08/18/prepare-prison-visit-advice) _2026-08-18 · Aala Abdullahi · The Marshall Project_ Incarcerated readers share how they get ready for visits, and what they want their loved ones to know before walking through the doors. ## [Parents are Giving Up Green Card Fights to Get Their Kids Out of Immigrant Jail](https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/08/18/parents-immigrant-camps-children-deportation-flores) _2026-08-18 · Lauren Villagran · The Marshall Project_ As children languish in detention, a federal judge sics an independent watchdog on ICE. ## [How is the End of Haitian TPS Hurting Ohio and What Can Congress Do?: A Live Conversation with Rep. Greg Landsman](https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/how-is-the-end-of-haitian-tps-hurting) _2026-08-17 · Austin Kocher · Austin Kocher_ Join me this Wednesday, August 19 at 2:00 PM Eastern on Substack Live for a conversation with Rep. Greg Landsman of Ohio about how ending TPS for Haitians is impacting our state. ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/K9ftmIRS2VoM) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when friends get the Graphite Business Card through your referral. ## [CBP Formally Hires Contractors to Collect Fines From People It Has Deported](https://www.projectsaltbox.com/p/cbp-formally-hires-contractors-to) _2026-08-17 · Michael Wriston · Project Salt Box_ The $36 million effort, spread across four companies, relies on firms already working to locate immigrants for the government's deportation surge. ## [The Marshall Project and STLPR win National Murrow Award for ‘Remember Me’](https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/08/17/win-national-murrow-award-remember-me) _2026-08-17 · The Marshall Project · The Marshall Project_ The art installation and community engagement project honored the lives of homicide victims in St. Louis whose cases have gone unsolved. ## [Trump's War Creates Horrifying Crisis Among Sailors Who Remain Trapped On Aircraft Carrier](https://www.liars-ledger.com/p/trumps-war-creates-horrifying-crisis) _2026-08-17 · Andrea Thompson · Liars' Ledger_ Sailors are suffering mental health breakdowns as the USS Abraham Lincoln enters its 9th month of deployment. ## [Every New ICE Detention Center Tells a Bigger Story](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/every-new-ice-detention-center-tells) _2026-08-17 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ A new 1,600-bed private ICE detention facility is set to open in Minnesota. Dilley and Delaney Hall show us why we should care about what happens inside. ## [Multi-Millionaire Dynasty Family Donated THOUSANDS To Ken Paxton; They Just So Happen To Be In The Epstein Files](https://www.liars-ledger.com/p/multi-millionaire-dynasty-family) _2026-08-17 · Andrea Thompson · Liars' Ledger_ One family member was the subject of a disturbing anonymous tip to the FBI while the dynasty family's aviation company was in intense talks to purchase "Lolita Express." ## [In the Early ’90s, the Lifers Group Tried to Warn Kids About the Perils of Prison](https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/08/16/scared-straight-lifers-group-redemption-songs) _2026-08-16 · Maurice Chammah · The Marshall Project_ The incarcerated hip-hop group that emerged from the controversial ‘Scared Straight’ program set out to deglamorize the gangster rap of the moment. ## [The Saturday Stack](https://www.liars-ledger.com/p/the-saturday-stack) _2026-08-15 · Karoli Kuns · Liars' Ledger_ Grab a cup of coffee and settle in for some great Saturday reads ## [‘Boston Miracle’ Strategy Cut Murders. Can It Work on Crimes Tied to Homelessness?](https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/08/15/police-boston-arizona-homeless) _2026-08-15 · Geoff Hing · The Marshall Project_ Tucson and other cities are trying “focused deterrence,” which targets a group of people with tougher consequences, and offers of social services. ## [Belonging Notes: Here's what you might have missed this week](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/belonging-notes-heres-what-you-might) _2026-08-15 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ A weekly collection of essays, social posts, reader reflections, and what comes next. ## [Press Conference: Wife of Active-Duty Army Staff Sergeant Released from ICE Custody, Speaks Out About Fear and Uncertainty](https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/press-conference-wife-of-active-duty) _2026-08-14 · Austin Kocher · Austin Kocher_ Maisa Lopes Eliaser is home after five weeks in immigration detention. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211185128/129de9dc45c898f754b6bcb8d12c72fd.mp3) ## [Save with community-voted codes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hxObyHDCriBo) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Search thousands of community-verified coupon codes — 100% free, no account needed. ## [Kevin Hassett's Economy Looks Great — Minus the Losses](https://www.liars-ledger.com/p/kevin-hassett-doesnt-count-the-jobs) _2026-08-14 · John Amato · Liars' Ledger_ How the White House's top economist spins a bad jobs report into a "win" — and why networks keep letting him. ## [Buried Files Expose How Trump-Russia Compromise Probe Was Quietly Derailed](https://www.liars-ledger.com/p/trove-of-files-reveal-derailed-probe) _2026-08-14 · Andrea Thompson · Liars' Ledger_ FBI agents had credible reason to believe that the President of the United States was personally compromised by a foreign adversary. ## [Follow the Money - July 2026: ICE Spends Year-High $2.5 Billion, Driven by Detention Expansion](https://www.projectsaltbox.com/p/follow-the-money-july-2026-ice-spends) _2026-08-14 · Em Knepp · Project Salt Box_ Project Salt Box's monthly report on DHS procurement activities ## [My Dad Is in Prison. Here’s Why I Built an AI Chatbot for His Electronic Tablet.](https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/08/14/prison-ai-chatbot-nova-cj-jones) _2026-08-14 · Cj Jones · The Marshall Project_ CJ Jones’ dad had endless questions about the outside world. So the techie built a digital tool to help answer them — and deepen their relationship. ## [ICE Wants New Immigrant Detention Built in a Year, Half Its Own Deadline](https://www.projectsaltbox.com/p/ice-wants-new-immigrant-detention) _2026-08-13 · Michael Wriston · Project Salt Box_ On a construction program that could reach $10 billion, the agency told bidders that promising to build faster — and being held to it — would strengthen their bids. ## [Five Things You Didn’t Know About Extreme Heat in Prison, Jail and ICE Detention](https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/08/13/extreme-heat-prison-jail-ice-detention) _2026-08-13 · Ivy Scott · The Marshall Project_ Experts share their best tips for investigating rising temperatures behind bars in a webinar from The Marshall Project’s Investigate This! ## [Welcome To Trump's America: Where ICE Agents Will Bring You To Heel With Electrified Gloves](https://www.liars-ledger.com/p/welcome-to-trumps-america-where-ice) _2026-08-13 · Andrea Thompson · Liars' Ledger_ The Trump Administration is making "cruel and unusual" their new goalpost. ## [Press Conference Announcement: Wife of Active-Duty Army Staff Sergeant Released from ICE Custody](https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/press-conference-announcement-wife) _2026-08-13 · Austin Kocher · Austin Kocher_ Maisa Lopes Eliaser is home after weeks in ICE custody. Join me tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. Eastern for a press conference with her, Staff Sgt. Alexis Jaramillo, Danitza James, and Ashley DeAzevedo. ## [Last Night, Minnesota Chose a Different Kind of Belonging](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/last-night-minnesota-chose-a-different) _2026-08-12 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ Peggy Flanagan said we should stand with immigrant communities even when it isn’t politically convenient. Last night, Minnesota voters chose her. ## [New Tool Now Available: The ICE Detention Mortality Dashboard](https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/launched-today-detention-mortality-dashboard) _2026-08-12 · Austin Kocher · Austin Kocher_ A new interactive tool from Relevant Research tracks the growing number of deaths inside ICE's civil immigrant detention system, with links to source material and downloadable data. ## [CBP's $9 million plan to collect fines from deported people has no way for them to pay](https://www.projectsaltbox.com/p/cbps-9-million-plan-to-collect-fines) _2026-08-11 · Michael Wriston · Project Salt Box_ The agency told bidders it has identified no way for deported people without a U.S. bank account to pay, and pushed the problem onto the companies competing for the work. ## [Why Did an Illinois Prison Fail to Stop 70 Fires?](https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/08/11/illinois-joliet-deadly-prison-fires-findings) _2026-08-11 · Shannon Heffernan · The Marshall Project_ Three key takeaways from our investigation of the epidemic of fires at the Joliet Treatment Center. ## [Most Immigrants Aren’t Asking for Special Treatment](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/most-immigrants-arent-asking-for) _2026-08-10 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ They’re asking for the same things most people want: safety, stability, opportunity, care, and the chance to build a life. ## [Washington County ICE Jail Could Wipe $22.3 Million Off Local Home Values](https://blog.hagerstownrapidresponse.com/p/washington-county-ice-jail-could-wipe-22-3-million-dollars-off-local-home-values) _2026-08-10 · Hagerstown Rapid Response · Hagerstown Rapid Response_ Washington County's commissioners gave the proposed ICE jail their “full support.” A peer-reviewed study suggests local homeowners may be the ones left paying for it. ## [This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers (August 9, 2026)](https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/this-week-by-the-immigration-numbers-0bc) _2026-08-09 · Austin Kocher · Austin Kocher_ Welcome to the weekly segment called This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers. ## [The Young Men Rapping and Beatmaking From a Youth Lockup](https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/08/09/no-ceilings-portland-rap-redemption-songs) _2026-08-09 · Maurice Chammah · The Marshall Project_ On “No Ceilings,” a young Portland lyricist asks, “If I confess all my sins, would they hang me for it?” ## [Watch: How a Faulty Hospital Drug Test Can Turn New Parents Into Police Targets](https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/08/09/baby-hospital-pregnant-drug-test) _2026-08-09 · The Marshall Project_ Watch our joint investigation with CBS Sunday Morning, exposing how unreliable drug tests at childbirth lead to parents being referred to law enforcement. ## [Will a Looming Budget Crunch Reverse Efforts to Rein in Fines and Fees?](https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/08/08/money-court-fee-pennsylvania-fine) _2026-08-08 · Jamiles Lartey · The Marshall Project_ From suspended driver’s licenses to jail stays, legal financial obligations can shape lives long after an arrest. ## [Belonging Notes: What We Talked About This Week](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/belonging-notes-what-we-talked-about) _2026-08-08 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ A weekly collection of essays, social posts, reader reflections, and what comes next. ## [Being Welcomed Is Not the Same as Belonging](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/being-welcomed-is-not-the-same-as) _2026-08-07 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ A welcome can open the door. Belonging lets us walk through it without leaving our language, culture, or identity behind.