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🚨 ICE Whistleblower Says Children In Detention Face Conditions “Worse Than Putin’s Russia”

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February 19, 2026

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ORIGINAL VIDEO

ORIGINAL Reporting

😳 ICE Has Detained Thousands Of Children — Inside Facilities Built For Youth

🚨 Immigration detention policy is back in the spotlight as new data highlights the number of children held in ICE-related facilities.

Reports indicate that thousands of minors have been placed in youth detention environments connected to immigration enforcement, raising ongoing questions about oversight, care standards, and the long-term impact on children.

This video looks at the numbers, what these facilities are designed for, and the broader debate around child detention in immigration policy.

🔎 In this video, we discuss:

👶 The reported number of children detained

🏢 What youth detention facilities are like

⚖️ Oversight and accountability questions

🧠 The policy debate surrounding child detention

🇺🇸 Why this remains a major political issue

⚠️ Numbers referenced are based on publicly reported data and policy discussions that may change over time.

This video covers ICE child detention data, immigration detention policy, children in ICE custody, youth detention facilities immigration debate, oversight of child detention centers, immigration policy controversy, and political discussion around child detention.

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#ChildDetention

#Immigration

#ImmigrationPolicy

#HumanRights

#PoliticalCommentary

#Accountability

Here's how to take action:

Democracy Forward, a national legal organization, is doing tremendous work on litigation against the Trump administration's immigration policies, including multiple lawsuits focused on detainee conditions. To support their critical work, visit

You can learn about the current sites under consideration for 'mega' warehouse detention facilities and how communities have been fighting back at

The Washington Post also ran an indepth piece about community opposition around the country at

There is a map of the currently proposed locations at and a detailed new expose about the warehouse plan in The Washington Post at

The first step is to learn about any plans for your state, and then connect with others to oppose its building. Connect with local immigrant rights groups and/or local Indivisible chapter to see if there are current efforts already underway to support. To find an Indivisible group in your area, visit

--Call your representatives at (202) 224-3121 and demand the immediate release of all children from the Dilley detention camp and an end to child detention.

The National Center for Youth Law is suing the federal government over conditions at Dilley. To support their critical work, visit

Haven Watch is a grassroots group providing support to detainees being released from Whipple learn more at

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To read the full article in The Minnesota Star Tribune about the inhumane conditions in Whipple, visit

To read a new expose in The Washington Post about ICE'S warehouse detention plans, visit

To read more about the Russian family imprisoned in Dilley, visit

For an indepth new article by The New York Times about ICE's detention of children, visit

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