Noem Agrees to Look Elsewhere for ICE Detention Center: Wicker

Noem to ‘look elsewhere’ after Sen. Wicker comes out against proposed ICE facility in Mississippi

Noem to ‘look elsewhere’ after Sen. Wicker comes out against proposed ICE facility in Mississippi JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Sen. Roger Wicker says that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has agreed to “look elsewhere” when it comes to a proposed ICE facility in Mississippi. The plan involved converting a warehouse in Byhalia, Mississippi, into an ICE detention facility. Wicker opposed the idea, saying that the facility would strain local infrastructure. In…

Wicker says Noem agrees to look elsewhere for 8,500-person ICE detention center

Sen. Roger Wicker said he spoke to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about opposition to a plan for an 8,500-person ICE detention center in Mississippi.

Sen. Wicker: DHS will not build ICE facility at Byhalia warehouse

In an update to a proposal to convert a Byhalia warehouse into an ICE detention facility, the Department of Homeland Security is reportedly “looking elsewhere,” according to Republican Senator Roger Wicker.

DHS agrees to 'look elsewhere' for proposed Mississippi ICE facility

The announcement comes several weeks after demonstrators staged a protest outside the building during a site visit by federal officials.

Noem agrees to look elsewhere for ICE detention center: Wicker

BYHALIA, Miss. (WJTV) - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) announced Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem agreed to look elsewhere for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center instead of Byhalia, Mississippi. "I just spoke with DHS Secretary Noem about the proposed ICE detention facility in Marshall County. I relayed to her [...]

Byhalia ICE Facility Plans Ditched Amid Mississippi Opposition, Wicker Says

A proposed ICE detention facility that would have held 8,500 immigrants in a warehouse in Byhalia, Mississippi, won’t happen, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker says. The post Byhalia ICE Facility Plans Ditched Amid Mississippi Opposition, Wicker Says appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.