The Torrance County Detention Facility is an infamous immigration prison in Estancia, New Mexico. As a site that produces human rights violations on a massive scale, the Torrance County Detention Facility is regularly in the news.
Asylum-seekers are being set up for rejection at a New Mexico detention facility, rights groups say | AP, August 2023
Immigrant detention system isn’t as beneficial for local economies as some think, new report says | Source NM, July 2023
Asylum seeker doesn’t think federal immigration system will change, despite national policy shift | Source NM, July 2023
Torture with impunity runs rampant in ICE facilities | Prism, June 2023
Asylum officers rushing migrants through screenings, advocates say | Source NM, May 2023
Severe immigration policies intensify as Title 42 nears its end | Source NM, April 2023
The Dark Truth of Biden’s Immigration Policy | The New Republic, April 2023
ACLU billboards call for closing New Mexico immigration detention center | Santa Fe New Mexican, April 2023
ACLU-NM uses billboards to take on Torrance County Detention Center | KRQE News, March 2023
Suicide attempts highlight mental health concerns in immigrant detention | The Hill, March 2023
Rompe el silencio: Inmigrante detenido en Torrance habla sobre cómo unos guardias del centro lo agredieron físicamente | Telemundo Nuevo México, March 2023
ICE unable to stamp out abuse allegations at detention centers | The Hill, February 2023
New bill would ban migrant detention contracts in NM | KOB 4, January 2023
‘Inhumane’ New Mexico facility will resume locking up migrants | Searchlight New Mexico, December 2022
A suicide attempt and new report emphasize deteriorating mental health conditions at Torrance County Detention Facility | NM Political Report, December 2022
Second migrant attempts suicide after alleged mistreatment at Torrance County Detention Facility | KOB 4, December 2022
Second migrant hunger strike reported in ICE holding facilities | KRQE News, November 2022
Hunger strikers at New Mexico ICE facilities protest inhumane conditions | Prism, November 2022
Immigration invoice | Searchlight New Mexico, November 2022
Hunger strikers at Torrance County ICE detention facility say they’re being targeted | Santa Fe New Mexican, October 2022
Senators: Torrance County jail unsuitable | Albuquerque Journal, October 2022
Lawmakers call for closure of ICE detention facility | Santa Fe New Mexican, October 2022
Feds release full report of issues at ‘unsafe’ Torrance County Detention Center | KRQE News, October 2022
Asylum seekers go on hunger strike at Torrance County Detention Facility | NM Political Report, October 2022
Brazillian man’s suicide sends shockwaves through ‘inhumane’ ICE Detention Center | The Appeal, October 2022
DHS Inspector General again recommends closure of Torrance County Detention Facility | NM Political Report, October 2022
Prisoners at For-Profit ICE Jail Stage Hunger Strike to Protest Inhumane Conditions | Democracy Now!, October 2022
ACLU demands Mayorkas and DHS close more immigrant detention facilities | Al Día, September 2022
Groups: Retaliation after migrants report detention center | KRQE News, September 2022
ACLU: Torrance County Detention Center unsafe for migrants | KRQE News, September 2022
ACLU calls on Biden’s Homeland Security secretary to close the ICE detention center in Estancia, NM | Source NM, September 2022
A.C.L.U. Says Immigration Detention Facility Should Be Shut Down | New York Times, September 2022
Migrants endure retaliation at U.S. detention center, say advocates | Los Angeles Times, September 2022
Groups: Retaliation after migrants report detention center | AP, September 2022
Brazilian asylum-seeker who died by suicide held in ‘horrific conditions,’ attorneys say | Source NM, September 2022
Migrants protest living conditions with hunger strike at Torrance County detention center | Source NM, September 2022
Immigrants detained at Torrance County Detention Facility begin hunger strike | KOB 4, September 2022
Asylum seeker dies by suicide at for-profit ICE jail in New Mexico | Democracy Now!, August 2022
U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury Issues Statement On Immigrant Death In Torrance County Detention Facility | Los Alamos Daily Post, August 2022
Editorial: Migrant’s death in ICE custody needs a full explanation | Albuquerque Journal, August 2022
23-year-old Brazilian dies in US custody in immigration agency | News Bulletin 24/7, August 2022
Brazilian asylum-seeker who died by suicide held in ‘horrific conditions,’ attorneys say | NewsBreak, August 2022
Man commits suicide in ICE custody in Torrance County | KRQE News, August 2022
23-year-old Brazilian man dies while in custody of ICE at abusive New Mexico detention center | Daily Kos, August 2022
Immigrant advocacy organizations seeking answers around Brazilian man’s death by suicide while in ICE custody | NM Political Report, August 2022
ICE brings more people into Torrance detention center, congresswoman’s staff confirms | Source NM, April 2022
OIG Calls for Immediate Removal of Detainees from Torrance County Facility | Homeland Security Today, March 2022
Report finds unsafe conditions in New Mexico migrant jail | AP, March 2022
‘Egregious’ conditions at ICE facility spark watchdog call for relocation of detainees | Los Angeles Times, March 2022
Relocating ICE detainees isn’t enough, release people from ‘inhumane’ federal custody | Source NM, March 2022
IG finds inhumane conditions at Torrance County Detention Facility | KRQE News, March 2022
New Mexico lawmakers condemn conditions at Torrance County Detention Facility | Santa Fe New Mexican, March 2022
DHS watchdog, in rare move, wants detainees immediately removed from New Mexico facility | The Hill, March 2022
NM congresswoman visits troubled migrant detention center, calls for further scrutiny | Border Report, March 2022
Editorial: Rep. Stansbury’s jail visit delivers good government to NM | Albuquerque Journal, March 2022
Congresswoman modifies account of New Mexico ICE facility inspection, citing new information | Las Cruces Sun-News, March 2022
Federal report finds unsafe conditions in NM migrant jail | Albuquerque Journal, March 2022
Report finds unsafe conditions in New Mexico migrant jail | KRQE News, March 2022
Federal inspectors demand ICE relocate migrants detained in Torrance County | Source NM, March 2022
Rep. Stansbury visits detention facility after IG reports problems | KRQE News, March 2022
Inspector general, ICE clash over conditions at immigration detention facility in New Mexico | Washington Post, March 2022
ICE Detainees Living in Cells With Non-Functioning Toilets, Sinks: Report | Newsweek, March 2022
New Mexico congresswoman conducts surprise inspection of beleaguered ICE detention facility | Las Cruces Sun-News, March 2022
Estancia mayor says he’s not anti-government — just anti-authority | Santa Fe New Mexican, January 2022
Advocates want ICE to halt removals, provide access to counsel to Haitians detained in New Mexico facility | KRQE News, November 2021
ACLU demands ICE give legal service access to Haitian immigrants | KRQE News, November 2021
Dire conditions | Searchlight New Mexico, November 2021
The neglect-for-profit scheme of corporate detention | Source NM, September 2021
Outbreak in Torrance County facility fuels COVID spike in New Mexico | Santa Fe New Mexican, August 2021
COVID-19 outbreak reported at Torrance County lockup | Santa Fe New Mexican, July 2021
Torrance County Detention Center adds 26 cases to COVID list | Santa Fe New Mexican, June 2021
ACLU, Immigrant Law Center suing Torrance Co. after detained immigrants pepper-sprayed | KRQE News, May 2021
Torrance County prison outbreak continues to spread | Santa Fe New Mexican, May 2021
Lawsuit: New Mexico guards pepper-sprayed detained asylum seekers | KOAT, May 2021
Jail sued over pepper spray use during protest | Albuquerque Journal, May 2021
Coronavirus outbreak at Torrance County prison spreads to workers | Santa Fe New Mexican, May 2021
‘We sent 500 tests. They don’t answer calls’: Inside ICE’s coronavirus testing disaster | New Mexico In Depth, September 2020
“Screaming for help” | Searchlight New Mexico, July 2020
Virus continues to spread in New Mexico prisons | Santa Fe New Mexican, June 2020
Officials still attempting to contain mumps at Torrance Co. Detention Center | KRQE News, October 2019
NMDOH investigates mumps cases at Torrance County Detention Facility | KRQE News, September 2019
Locking down revenue | Searchlight New Mexico, June 2019
Plan to reopen Torrance County prison moves forward | KRQE News, May 2019
Torrance County Commission to reopen private run detention facility | KRQE News, May 2019
Defunct Torrance County prison could reopen to house ICE detainees | KRQE News, May 2019
Officials hope to help those affected by closure of Torrance County jail | KRQE News, August 2017
Private prison demands New Mexico and feds find 300 more prisoners in 60 days or it will close | Salon, August 2017