Federal Gov Looks to House ICE Detainees in Appleton Private Prison
The proposal would reopen the long-closed facility under a five-year contract that requires CoreCivic to provide security, meals, medical care and transport.
- On Thursday, June 4, the General Services Administration posted a contract proposal for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to use the Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton, Minnesota, housing up to 1,600 detainees.
- CoreCivic has owned the facility since its 2010 closure and continues to market the site to government partners, maintaining staff on-site for potential future operations.
- The proposed five-year deal requires CoreCivic to provide guards, meals, medical care, and transportation services while supporting the ICE ERO Saint Paul Minnesota Field Office.
- Department of Homeland Security stated Friday it has "no new detention centers to announce at this time," while Appleton City Mayor Justin Koepp reports remaining unaware of specific plans.
- The proposal aligns with administration goals to increase interior enforcement and border decompression, following earlier Trump Administration efforts to expand immigrant detention capacity nationwide.
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Proposed contract calls for reopening western Minnesota prison as immigration detention facility
A proposed contract and new jobs posted recently for a Minnesota prison are fueling long-running speculation that the federal government wants to reopen it as an immigration detention facility. The developments at the Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton, Minnesota, come on the heels of $1 million in renovations to the facility located three hours west of the Twin Cities. The former private prison has been closed since 2010, but rumors aros…
Appleton prison seeks job applicants amid renewed federal interest in facility for immigrant detentions
Appleton’s private prison posted job openings for warden and security positions this week as the federal government continues to eye the facility for immigration detention. Although prison owner CoreCivic hasn’t finalized a contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the company was named by the agency Thursday in a post seeking a contractor to hold detainees. “ICE intends to procure these detention services,” the posting stated. “Co…
Feds propose housing ICE detainees in western Minnesota private prison
The Department of Homeland Security has posted a proposed contract for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to use a private prison facility in western Minnesota to hold up to 1,600 immigrant detainees.
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