Gisela Salomon

Prolonged detention has become more common in President Donald Trump's second term, at least in part because a new policy generally prohibits immigration judges from releasing detainees while their deportation cases are still pending in the courts.

Gisela Solomon spoke with us about her reporting.

At the same time, the courts are backlogged with tens of thousands of cases.

According to reports from human rights organizations, detainees have reported worms in their food, toilets that don't flush, and overflowing sewage, mosquitoes, and other insects everywhere in these detention facilities.