The Dark Side of Deportation Policy: A Cost Too High to Bear The recent surge in migrant arrests and deportations under Donald Trump's second term is a sobering reminder that some policies come with a price that's too high to bear.
Over 610,000 people have passed through ICE detention centers in just under two years, but it's not just the sheer scale of this issue that's alarming – it's also its human cost.
In Texas, where the country's largest family detention center is located, conditions for detainees are far from ideal. The Dilley facility can hold up to 2,400 people, including children as young as three months old.