The Dilley immigrant detention facility costs taxpayers millions. The human cost is even higher.
May 14, 2026
May 14, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release:
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The Dilley immigrant detention facility costs taxpayers millions. The human cost is even higher.
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On a sunny day in Texas inside one of the nation's most notorious immigrant detention facilities, I sat down with Olivia Andre, a 19-year-old asylum seeker whose story has garnered national attention.
Despite it being nearly 90 degrees . . .
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The Dilley immigrant detention facility costs taxpayers millions. The human cost is even higher.
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On a sunny day in Texas inside one of the nation's most notorious immigrant detention facilities, I sat down with Olivia Andre, a 19-year-old asylum seeker whose story has garnered national attention.
Despite it being nearly 90 degrees . . .