US EditionProposed ICE Facility Could Be on Its Way to Hertford County
Residents oppose reopening the vacant Rivers Correctional Facility in Winton as an ICE detention site, citing lack of local authority and private ownership concerns.
- On Monday night, Hertford County residents packed the Hertford County Board of Commissioners meeting to oppose an ICE facility at Rivers Correctional Facility, which the ACLU says ICE is considering and has sat empty since 2021.
- The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina recently uncovered documents showing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is considering opening a detention facility at the vacant site, which sat empty since 2021.
- Commissioners said they have had no communication with anyone involved, and Susan Hudson stated, `We want to show them that we will show up no matter how far it is especially if this opens we will be back to show our opposition.`
- One speaker argued reopening is beyond the legal authority of the Hertford County board of commissioners, while a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said there are no new centers to announce and The GEO Group Inc. did not respond to requests.
- Past local pressure has sometimes forced owners to abandon federal deals, and ICE documents show plans for 16 processing sites and eight detention centers with 92,600 beds, while over 70,000 detainees are held as of January.
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Residents, commissioners react to possible ICE detention center in northeastern North Carolina
The Hertford County Board of Commissioners will meet Feb. 16 for a regularly scheduled meeting. WAVY has learned that plans for a potential Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center at the Rivers Correctional Facility in Winton will be discussed during the meeting.
Residents, commissioners react to possible ICE detention center in Hertford Co.
The Hertford County Board of Commissioners will meet Feb. 16 for a regularly scheduled meeting. WAVY has learned that plans for a potential Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center at the Rivers Correctional Facility in Winton will be discussed during the meeting.
Community respond forcefully to potential ICE detention facility in N.C.
Community members packed the Hertford County Board of Commissioners meeting Monday night to voice opposition to the possibility of an ICE detention facility opening at the empty Rivers Correctional Facility in Winton, North Carolina.The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina recently uncovered documents showing Immigration and Customs Enforcement is considering opening a detention facility at the site, which has sat empty since 2021."I…
ICE detention center proposed in Hertford Co.
The Hertford County Board of Commissioners will meet Feb. 16 for a regularly scheduled meeting. WAVY has learned that plans for a potential Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center at the Rivers Correctional Facility in Winton will be discussed during the meeting.
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