The Trump administration has resumed family detention for immigrants in South Texas, ending a Biden-era pause, according to RAICES, a nonprofit providing legal services to detained families.
Fourteen families, including children as young as one year old, are currently held at the Karnes County Immigration Processing Center, about 50 miles southeast of San Antonio. The detainees originate from Colombia, Romania, Iran, Angola, Russia, Armenia, Turkey, and Brazil.
The Geo Group, which operates the facility, confirmed it can hold up to 1,328 people under a federal contract running through August 2029, expected to generate $79 million in its first year. Another facility, the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, will soon begin detaining families under a separate ICE contract.
Immigration advocates warn of severe mental health impacts on detained children, citing past cases of self-harm and suicidal thoughts. ICE has not yet responded to requests for comment.
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