Overview
- ICE freed 9-year-old Deiver Henao Jimenez and his parents on humanitarian parole after their lawyer sought release and his call with Ms. Rachel drew national attention.
- Five-year-old Gael, a nonverbal child with developmental delays, was released with his family after their attorney filed a medical request citing his deteriorating condition in custody.
- Rachel Accurso, known as Ms. Rachel, says she is now working with lawyers and immigration activists to close the Dilley facility after video calls with detained children were shared widely.
- Families and lawyers report poor food, lights that never turn off and limited schooling at Dilley, while DHS and operator CoreCivic reject the claims and say the site provides safe, closely monitored care.
- Court-appointed monitors report more than 2,300 children have been detained with parents in recent enforcement actions, most at Dilley, as outlets diverge in framing with NBC detailing the releases and conditions and right-leaning publications stressing CoreCivic’s rebuttals and Accurso’s prior Gaza advocacy.