Concerns grow in Orange County over ICE patrols and immigration detentions

Private prisons and local jails are ramping up as ICE detention exceeds capacity

The federal government is holding more than 48,000 people in immigration detention, about a 20% increase since January.That is already thousands beyond what Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, is funded for, yet the administration has signaled its work is far from over. President Trump’s border czar Tom Homan has said he wants to see 100,000 in detention.Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem recently confirmed that the administration …

People’s power frees Lewelyn “Aunty Lynn” Dixon from ICE detention

After three months of community and union protests, Lewelyn Dixon, a migrant worker from the Philippines and a Service Employees International Union (SEIU) member, was finally allowed to walk out of the Northwest Immigration and Customs Enforcement Processing Center in Tacoma, Washington, on May 29.

Concerns grow in Orange County over ICE patrols and immigration detentions

Immigration advocates and local residents voiced growing concerns this week over recent federal immigration enforcement actions in Central Florida, including a reported U.S. Border Patrol stop in Apopka and ongoing detentions by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).The topic dominated public comment during Tuesday’s Orange County Board of Commissioners meeting, despite not being on the official agenda.One recent incident involved Victo…

Private prisons and local jails are ramping up as ICE detention exceeds capacity - TPR: The Public's Radio

The number of people in ICE detention has grown, and detention facilities are over capacity. So the government is intensifying its hunt for more space, and local police are playing a bigger role. The post Private prisons and local jails are ramping up as ICE detention exceeds capacity appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.