In early 2017, Immigration and Customs Enforcement promised the creation of a 707-bed detention center for transgender immigrants. However, this unit, part of the private Prairieland Detention Center, has yet to open. There are currently no detention centers for transgender individuals, who are likely to be housed with either the general population or in solitary confinement. Read the full story.
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