What ICE Detention Does to a Child
The Cut report, "What ICE Detention Does to a Child," provides a devastating analysis of the physiological and psychological toll that mass incarceration and family detention inflict on the developing bodies of immigrant children. Centering on the resurgence of the “deportation ecosystem” under the Trump administration, the article details how confinement leads to severe developmental regressions, including stunted growth, chronic nightmares, and bed-wetting, as well as long-term toxic stress and trauma. By highlighting the medical neglect and inhumane conditions at facilities like Dilley, RAICES and other advocates argue that these practices constitute a humanitarian crisis that violates fundamental due process and inflicts permanent, state-sanctioned harm on asylum seekers and their families.
