Use of “Concentration Camp,” and history:

Is the US running a concentration camp system? Salon, interview, Nicholas Liu, Jan 26, 2026.

‘Throughline’: Boer War Gave Rise To Some Of The First Concentration Camps : NPR, host Rachel Martin, Aug 15, 2019.

The Term “Concentration Camp” in Historical Perspective – Foreign Policy Research Institute, Paul J. Springer, Jun 27, 2019.

Concentration Camps: A Global History by Alan Kramer, Oxford University Press, 2025.

One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps by Andrea Pitzer, Little, Brown & Co., 2018.

We Hereby Refuse: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration by Frank Abe, Chin Music Press, 2021.

Fighting and Winning Against Trump’s Concentration Camps: 50501 Mass Call

COURT BATTLES:

Leavenworth approves CoreCivic permit for ICE detention center, city leaders outline next steps, KMBC, Jackson Kurtz, Mar 11, 2026.

Attorney General Brown Files Lawsuit to Stop Construction of Unlawful ICE Detention Facility in Washington County – News – Office of the Attorney General of Maryland, Feb 23, 2026.

Community fear stalls South TX county’s ICE deal under new law, 287 (g) agreements: ICE and local law enforcement contracts, MSN, Dina Arévalo, Oct 7, 2025.

CoreCivic renews contract with ICE for Leavenworth detention center, KSHB41, Rachel Henderson, Oct 1, 2025. (legal battle over special use permit)

Kansas district judge hears arguments on CoreCivic prison, maintains restraining order – Butler County Times-Gazette, Kansas Reflector, Morgan Chilson, Jul 25, 2025.

Leavenworth wins temporary restraining order barring CoreCivic from taking ICE detainees • Kansas Reflector, Kansas Reflector, Morgan Chilson, Jun 4, 2025.

State Legislation Bans on Immigration Detention_DWN_12.16.2021.pdf, Detention Watch Network, Dec. 16, 2021. Report

Supreme Court Case over derivative sovereign immunity, The GEO Group, Inc. v. Menocal – SCOTUSblog

IMMIGRATION:

Immigration Detention Expansion in Trump’s Second Term – American Immigration Council

How the United States Immigration System Works – American Immigration Council

How ICE Went Rogue: Analysis of the Legal Authorities Governing ICE – American Immigration Council

Detention Watch Network | Preserving Human Rights & Restoring Justice www.detentionwatchnetwork.org

Advocates for Immigrant Rights and Reconciliation: https://airrkc.org AIRR

American Immigration Council