Because Jason is gay, he spent much of his time in detention in segregation, isolated in a windowless room for 22 hours a day.

Fleeing death threats in Honduras, Óscar Armando Valle Rios crossed the U.S. border not to the safety of his family but straight into detention.

Detained for nearly a year, Manuelo endured being placed in quarantine for 21 days and a hunger strike.

Ricardo suffers from schizophrenia, yet has been detained at Adelanto for more than two years.

Poet and artist Liliana Romero writes about the indignities of detention.

A mother and wife, Daniela writes about her husband in detention.

Charlotte is a trans woman who survived sexual assault and kidnapping in Honduras - only to end up detained in the U.S.

“The guards, they don’t do anything. You have to die or almost die for them to pay attention to you."

By Jo Seck, 2018 Freedom for Immigrants Youth FellowDetention centers are not a new phenomenon that sprouted up during the age of Trump. Over the years, the U.S. has been pouring money into these facilities to hold, contain and oppress those that tend to be the most marginalized. From