US EditionCities Push Back on Expansion of ICE Sites
Communities nationwide oppose ICE's plan to expand detention capacity amid overcrowding, with New Mexico banning public property use and some cities halting facility construction.
- With tensions high, state and local officials are opposing the Trump administration's attempts to house thousands of detained immigrants in local jails, converted warehouses and privately run facilities, while DHS seeks to buy warehouses amid ICE's space shortage.
- The Trump administration's crackdown expanded detention capacity by doubling ICE's facilities to 225 across 48 states, backed by an approved $70 million budget.
- Private sellers backed out in Oklahoma City and Salt Lake City, prompting praise from Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt, while Kansas City council banned new centers for five years and Howard County, Maryland revoked a permit.
- Local officials, while noting their limited jurisdiction over federal projects, oppose efforts to house immigrants in detention centers due to documented inadequate care and 5 deaths, despite bans by the Immigrant Safety Act.
- Infrastructure problems make many warehouses unsuitable, lacking ventilation and temperature control; DHS lists sites holding up to 8,000 detainees, but starting May 20, civil detainees cannot be housed there.
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Cities push back on expansion of ICE detention sites
With tensions high over federal immigration enforcement, some state and local officials are pushing back against the Trump administration's attempts to house thousands of detained immigrants in jails, converted warehouses and privately run facilities in their communities.
The Times of Northwest Indiana
Cities push back on expansion of ICE sites
With tensions high over federal immigration enforcement, some state and local officials are pushing back against the Trump administration's attempts to house thousands of detained immigrants in jails, converted warehouses and privately run facilities in their communities.
The Press of Atlantic City
Cities push back on Trump plans for detention centers
With tensions high over federal immigration enforcement, some state and local officials are pushing back against the Trump administration's attempts to house thousands of detained immigrants in jails, converted warehouses and privately run facilities in their communities.
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