Do Families Have a Right to Hug Their Jailed Loved Ones? — A lawsuit in Solano County, California, challenges the county's ban on in-person jail visits, which was implemented in 2014 to boost revenue from video calls, generating nearly $150,000 for the sheriff's department last (The New York Times, 2026-09-30)
ICE wasted millions in rush to expand detention, government watchdog finds — A Government Accountability Office report found that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) wasted millions of dollars by rushing to expand detention capacity without a comprehensive strategic plan. The agency in (Axios, 2026-09-25)
PODCAST: US-Iran talks at UN, Trump-Zelenskiy meet and Nigeria deaths — US President Donald Trump threatened Iran with annihilation at the UN General Assembly, but confirmed his team held lengthy talks with the Iranian delegation through mediators, signaling a possible resumption of diplomac (Reuters, 2026-09-23)
Democrat says ICE blocked her oversight visit to country's largest detention camp — Democratic Representative Veronica Escobar of Texas stated that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials blocked her from speaking with detainees during a congressional oversight visit to Camp East Montana, th (The Guardian, 2026-09-22)