Photo By MICHAEL MACOR/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty ImagesA federal women’s prison that shut down in 2024 due to rampant sexual abuse could possibly reopen as an immigration detention facility under the Trump administration. ICE toured FCI Dublin in February, less than three months after the prison had shut down due to widespread sexual violence and structural, environmental hazards. Beatriz, a survivor of sexual abuse at FCI Dublin who has since been deported, previously articulated how stressful it would be to have to go back to the prison. Nearly 40 people spoke in opposition to the reopening of FCI Dublin during the public comment portion of the council meeting. Instead, the government chose not to protect the majority of immigrant survivors who came forward about the rampant sexual abuse at FCI Dublin.

Source: Huffington Post December 19, 2025 19:59 UTC