Port Isabel Detention Center
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The Port Isabel Service Processing Center in Los Fresnos, Texas
holds detainees of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE), whose immigration status or citizenship has not been officially determined or who are awaiting repatriation. It is operated by Ahtna Technical Services, Incorporated.
On April 22, 2009, some detainees began a hunger strike
, alleging violations of due process
, inadequate access to medical care and legal resources, and various other abuses.
On February 10, 2010, detainees went on a hunger strike in protest of inhumane conditions. It was reported as the third hunger strike in less than a year..
In July 2010 Tony Hefner, a former guard at Port Isabel, published a memoir titled Between the Fences about the corruption and human rights abuses he witnessed.
Los Fresnos, Texas
Los Fresnos is a city in Cameron County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,512 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville and the Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan areas....
holds detainees of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security , responsible for identifying, investigating, and dismantling vulnerabilities regarding the nation's border, economic, transportation, and infrastructure security...
(ICE), whose immigration status or citizenship has not been officially determined or who are awaiting repatriation. It is operated by Ahtna Technical Services, Incorporated.
On April 22, 2009, some detainees began a hunger strike
Hunger strike
A hunger strike is a method of non-violent resistance or pressure in which participants fast as an act of political protest, or to provoke feelings of guilt in others, usually with the objective to achieve a specific goal, such as a policy change. Most hunger strikers will take liquids but not...
, alleging violations of due process
Due process
Due process is the legal code that the state must venerate all of the legal rights that are owed to a person under the principle. Due process balances the power of the state law of the land and thus protects individual persons from it...
, inadequate access to medical care and legal resources, and various other abuses.
On February 10, 2010, detainees went on a hunger strike in protest of inhumane conditions. It was reported as the third hunger strike in less than a year..
Who We Are
"Port Isabel Detention Center: This is a service owned and operated detention center for individuals who are waiting for their immigration status to be determined or who are awaiting repatriation. ICE Detention & Removal Operations (DRO) administers the operations of this facility."
In July 2010 Tony Hefner, a former guard at Port Isabel, published a memoir titled Between the Fences about the corruption and human rights abuses he witnessed.