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ICE revises detention standards, ends detainee wage rule

Published 17 June 2026

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has published a significant revision to its national detention standards, removing a longstanding requirement to pay detainees at least $1 per day for work and explicitly stating that detainees in voluntary work programs are not employees entitled to wages or benefits.

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