Narciso Barranco, 48, was accused of assaulting a federal agent with a weed whacker. He and his family said he was trying to protect himself from pepper spray.

In exchange for millions of dollars, El Salvador’s self-proclaimed “world’s coolest dictator,” Nayib Bukele, has housed at least 288 mostly Venezulan migrants to the United States in CECOT. Detainees in the prison are not allowed outside contact, and face alleged torture and physical abuse inside the facility.

A U.S. Army veteran arrested during an immigration raid at a California marijuana farm says he was sprayed with tear gas and pepper spray.

Immigrants being held in ICE detention centers in at least seven states are complaining of hunger, food shortages and spoiled food.

George Retes said he was tear-gassed and dragged from his car by agents on July 10, despite identifying himself as a U.S. citizen.

One week after the first detainees began arriving at the Florida-run detention center for migrants in the Everglades, Katie Blankenship, a Miami immigration attorney, showed up at the gates of Alligator Alcatraz with a list of five names and a demand: Let me in to see them.

Federal prosecutors have charged a former U.S. Marine Corps reservist with attempted murder after an attack at a Texas immigration detention center.

How many inmates at Florida's Alligator Alcatraz? How many people in a cell? Where do they eat? Who works there? Is there air conditioning? Showers?

The lawsuit claims lawyers are not being allowed inside the detention center, violating the detainees' rights to due process.

Jaime, a 21-year-old from Ecuador, spent more than seven weeks in immigration custody, including at a federal prison in Berlin, N.H., despite having no criminal charges.

A new policy rolling out nationally prevents judges from granting bond to most detained migrants. Those hearings often end with a judge releasing the detainee if they agree to post a cash bond, and in some cases, be tracked by a GPS device.