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Original Date Announced
March 14, 2019The press reports that ICE considers phasing out family detention at the Karnes County Residential Center in favor of housing single adults instead. Detained families at Karnes would be given notices to appear in immigration court before being released. The Karnes County Residential Center housed single adult noncitizens until 2014. Since 2014, the Karnes facility has housed non-citizen families. [ID #383]
Washington Post: U.S. weighs plan to phase out family detention at Texas facility, despite migration surgeEffective Date
March 14, 2019Current Status
Not in effectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: ProposedTrump Administration Action: Change in PracticeSubject Matter: DetentionAssociated or Derivative Policies
- June 22, 2018 ICE seeks up to 15,000 beds to detain families