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Inside Dilley: The Texas Town at the Center of Trump’s Family Detention Surge
MSNBC· 2026-02-14 18:50
If you've never heard of it, I understand. It's a very small South Texas town that SITS ALONGSIDE INTERSTATE 35 IT'S ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN SAN ANTONIO AND THE BORDER TOWN OF LAREDO THE COMMUNITY'S ROOTS GO BACK TO THE 1860s DILLY GREW UP ALONG THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD that connected San Antonio to Mexico by the 1880s. It's been a site for oil exploration and commercial shipping.They ship peanuts from there, produce and livestock. Dilly, Texas is home to about 4 ,000 people. About 3 ,500 people, which aga ...