Lawmakers are asking why a McAllen family that came to the U.S. legally was taken into custody during a meeting with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers last month.

A 2-month-old and his family, who were held at an immigration detention center in Dilley, have been deported to Mexico, U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said Tuesday night.

The League of United Latin American Citizens called for the release of all children being held at immigration detention centers Sunday.

Two people detained at the South Texas Family Residential Center have active measles infections, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who was detained by immigration officers in Minnesota last week, and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, were released from a detention center in Dilley.

A judge has ordered the U.S. to release a father and 5-year-old son who were taken into custody during the immigration crackdown in Minnesota.

The two protesters arrested Wednesday outside of a detention facility in Dilley, Texas, have been charged with interfering with public duties.

The family of the Boulder terror attack suspect believes their months-long detention at a facility in Dilley, Texas is political punishment and says the living conditions are “inhumane”, a family member told KSAT Investigates.

U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro and former San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg were among the list of current and ex-politicians who attended a rally Wednesday evening in San Antonio.

Families inside a South Texas detention facility protested for freedom, an immigration attorney told KSAT Investigates.

New court documents describe families living in cramped metal trailers while struggling to get food, water and adequate medical care.

The Biden administration shuttered the Dilley facility last year because of high operating costs. It’s expected to hold immigrant families under the Trump administration.

The decision to halt the program could prevent thousands of people detained in immigration detention centers from receiving legal advice.

Republicans and some Democrats fear that relaxing detention policies will exacerbate a surge that is already straining the Biden administration. AdWhile the tally is a fraction of the combined capacity of 3,300 people at three family residential centers, the uptick baffled child-welfare advocates who hoped that the detention centers would finally close. They note that Biden and DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas helped to expand use of these detention centers during the Obama administration. “There needs to be open expression of what they’re going to do with these facilities,” said Bridget Cambria, a lawyer representing migrant families in Pennsylvania. AdThe Biden administration has not yet detailed how exactly it will cope with another influx.

The South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley is one of two family immigrant detention centers in Texas. Laura Skelding for The Texas TribuneAs the coronavirus spreads in detention centers, a federal judge ordered the release of migrant children held for more than 20 days at three family detention centers in Texas and Pennsylvania, the Associated Press reported Friday. More than 2,500 detainees have tested positive for COVID-19 while in ICE custody, the AP reported. ICE has said it has released more than 900 detainees with increased medical risks and de-densified the detainee populations at the three family detention centers in Texas and Pennsylvania. But according to the agency in May, most people in family detention are considered flight risks because of pending deportation orders or cases under review.