Detention Center

Palestinian lawful permanent resident and Columbia graduate student arrested March 8, 2025, from his Manhattan apartment by ICE agents who entered without a judicial warrant (the government later admitted there was no warrant). ACLU surveillance footage showed Khalil was fully cooperative — contradicting DHS claims he tried to flee. Detained 104 days at LaSalle Detention Center in Jena, Louisiana. Released June 20, 2025, after a judge ruled his detention unconstitutional. Filed a $20 million damages claim in July 2025. In January 2026, an appeals court ruled he can be rearrested. Remains free on bail.

Turkish PhD student at Tufts studying child development. Arrested March 25, 2025, by six masked plainclothes DHS agents in Somerville, Massachusetts, after her F-1 visa was revoked. The apparent basis: co-authoring a March 2024 op-ed in The Tufts Daily calling for divestment from companies tied to Israel. Transported 1,600 miles to South Louisiana ICE Processing Center. Released May 9, 2025, after a judge ruled detention "cannot stand." Has resumed studies but was removed from the international student database, preventing her from working.

Located in Basile, Louisiana. Operated by GEO Group (for-profit). Where Rumeysa Ozturk was detained, 1,600 miles from Tufts. Louisiana holds 7,000+ detainees — 98% in for-profit prisons. In September 2025, DHS expanded detention to Angola Prison (416 beds). In December 2025, a former officer pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a detainee.