Seized Art, Eavesdropping Guards: Parents Describe a Clampdown at Dilley Detention Center as Kids Shared Their Stories

Photo: Children walk to classrooms at the STFRC in Dilley, Texas on April 29, 2015. Photo credit: Charles Reed / USICE via DVIDS. Public Domain. Article by McKenzie Funk and Mica Rosenberg. ProPublica – February 26, 2026.

Detainees told ProPublica that art supplies have been removed in room searches, immigrants have lost access to Gmail and staff hover within earshot during video calls. The Trump administration and private prison operator disputed detainees’ claims. […]

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