Emigration and immigration
A high-ranking Florida official has stated that the contentious state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" by locals, is likely to be empty within days, despite ongoing legal battles between the state's Republican administration and the federal government. According to an email exchange
Human rights
Exactly one year after her second arrest, Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan remains in detention without a trial, sparking international concern for her well-being. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has repeatedly called for her immediate release, citing the journalist's courageous reporting on human rights abuses in China. Zhang Zhan'
Emigration and immigration
Congressman Jason Crow, leading a delegation of Colorado's Democratic congress members, has sent a letter to the Trump administration seeking answers regarding the operations of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) federal detention facility in Aurora. The letter follows an oversight visit by Crow and other
Emigration and immigration
A New Zealand woman, Sarah Shaw, and her six-year-old son have been held in a US immigration detention centre for three weeks after attempting to re-enter the US from Canada. Shaw's father, Rod Price, is hopeful that the pair will be released by the end of the week.
Emigration and immigration
Despite efforts to improve its procedures, the Australian Department of Home Affairs has continued to wrongfully detain individuals due to administration errors, communication breakdowns, and a culture of "act first, check later." A report by the Commonwealth Ombudsman revealed that 11 people were wrongly detained last financial year,
Emigration and immigration
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan has filed a federal lawsuit demanding that Juan Manuel Lopez-Campos, a long-time Detroit resident and father of five U.S. citizens, be granted a bond hearing to challenge his immigration detention. Lopez-Campos has been in custody since June 25, after being stopped
Emigration and immigration
U.S. Senators Alex Padilla, Elizabeth Warren, and Mark Kelly, along with 45 Congressional Democrats, are urging the Department of Homeland Security to launch an investigation into the agency's stops, arrests, detentions, and deportations of U.S. citizens. Despite ICE policy making it clear that the agency cannot
Emigration and immigration
The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration, seeking answers on why the government abruptly dismantled a community-based immigration program that yielded a 100% appearance rate at immigration court hearings without detention, despite being 90% cheaper than immigration detention. The lawsuit follows
Emigration and immigration
An Iranian national has appeared in court charged with reckless wounding and possession of prohibited drugs after allegedly attacking a fellow detainee at the Villawood Immigration Detention Centre. The incident occurred on July 10, 2025, when the 53-year-old man allegedly used an improvised weapon to wound a 25-year-old man in
Human rights
The detention of human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has sparked outrage from civil rights groups and his supporters. Sowore was reportedly arrested on Wednesday and taken to a cell alongside over 30 other suspects, including alleged kidnappers and fraudsters, in what has been described as a
Human rights
Human rights groups have expressed shock and disappointment over a new agreement between the UK and France, which will see individuals who made the perilous Channel crossing being sent back to France, while those with a legitimate claim to settle in the UK will be admitted in their place. The
Emigration and immigration
A second immigration detention centre is in the works, with contracts awarded for the "North Detention Facility" at the Florida National Guard training centre, Camp Blanding, 40 kilometres southwest of downtown Jacksonville. This addition comes on the heels of the state's first facility, dubbed "Alligator
