Report: Guards increasingly using force inside ICE detention centers

By: Madison McVan

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: May 4, 2026

Words: 256

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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As immigrant detention centers have become increasingly crowded as a result of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign, guards are more frequently using force against detainees, according to a Washington Post investigation published Monday.

The Post reviewed hundreds of internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement emails, called the “Daily Detainee Assault Report,” which detail incidents in which guards used physical force against detainees at 98 ICE detention facilities.

During the first year of Trump’s …

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