“A Ticking Bomb”: Congressman Davis Visits ICE Facility Accused of Human Rights Violations

As CoreCivic rakes in federal contracts, detainees at its Georgia facility report exploitation, solitary confinement, and preventable deaths.

WASHINGTON — Rep. Don Davis, D-N.C., will visit the ICE Stewart Detention Center this Thursday, April 24, for a closed-door tour of the facility from 11:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., Migrant Insider has confirmed. The trip marks the congressman’s third immigration detention center visit of 2025, following earlier tours of the Alamance County Detention Center in North Carolina and Naval Station Guantanamo Bay.

The visit comes as Stewart — operated by private prison giant CoreCivic — faces renewed scrutiny from civil rights groups, watchdog organizations, and lawmakers. Critics cite a long history of alleged human rights violations at the facility, including substandard medical care linked to multiple detainee deaths, prolonged use of solitary confinement, widespread health hazards like mold infestations, and allegations of sexual abuse and forced labor.