An investigation found that detainees face harsh conditions, crumbling infrastructure, use of force and lack of counsel.

ICE detentions have surged, but deportations have not. In the past month, NPR spoke to dozens of detainees, families and lawyers who spoke of overcrowded centers in Florida lacking food and medicine.

For some women, the conditions have been particularly grim. In one case, a woman who had her period was denied access to menstrual products. When she needed to clean up, a guard allegedly gave her an extra bottle of water.