Men detained at Texas’s ‘dog pound’ ICE facility describe their experience – in art, letters and song

Nearly 500 men are detained at the T Don Hutto detention facility, and many have risked sharing their experiences in a unique way What goes on inside Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers across the US happens behind closed doors and high fences. Personal accounts of lengthy detention, misery and sickness and allegations of abuse rarely reach the public directly while people are still behind bars. Continue reading...

José Olivares · Sat, Oct 31, 2026, 4:00 AM
US news | The Guardian

Men detained at Texas’s ‘dog pound’ ICE facility describe their experience – in art, letters and song

Nearly 500 men are detained at the T Don Hutto detention facility, and many have risked sharing their experiences in a unique way

What goes on inside Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers across the US happens behind closed doors and high fences.

Personal accounts of lengthy detention, misery and sickness and allegations of abuse rarely reach the public directly while people are still behind bars.

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