Bradford County commissioners approve ICE detention facility proposal in 3-2 vote

Leaders chime in after reports of ICE touring south Kansas City locations for possible detention center

After rumors of a possible detention center began swirling in Kansas City this week, federal agents were spotted in south Kansas City on Thursday.

Bradford County commissioners approve ICE detention facility proposal in 3-2 vote

Sheriff Gordon Smith calls the proposed 3,000-bed ICE facility a smart economic move for the county, but some residents say they don't want it in their town.

Kansas City leaders take action to block federal ICE detention facility

City council members approved a plan that stops the approval of any plans to build or expand jails, prisons or detention centers.

Hours after ICE toured a Kansas City warehouse, council blocks federal detention center permits

On Thursday morning, officials from the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement toured a warehouse in south Kansas City with aims to hold detainees there. By the afternoon, city lawmakers put in place a measure to stop such detention centers from being approved.

Jackson Co. legislator says DHS touring south Kansas City warehouse for ICE detention facility

The chairman of the Jackson County Legislature said Thursday that Department of Homeland Security officials toured a warehouse Thursday morning that could be used as an ICE detention center.

Kansas City Mayor & Council Block Permits For ICE Detention Facility

After our discussion this morning . . . We roundup reporting on inevitability and local clap back against ICE . . .The basics . . . Like it or not . . . MAYOR Q & COUNCIL PICKED SIDES & PUSH BACK AGAINST ICE!!!Leavenworth has fought an extensive legal battle with ICE and not only delayed the facility but also earned a bit more courtroom clarity on neighborhood zoning.  And so . . .We look to the Mayor's statement on FB and follow-up reporting re…