Hawley Proposes Ft. Leonard Wood as Potential ICE Training Facility

Missouri senators push for ICE training at Fort Leonard Wood

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Each of Missouri's U.S. senators is asking the Trump administration to make Fort Leonard Wood in Pulaski County an ICE training center. Sen. Josh Hawley sent a letter last week to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem highlighting the fort as a potential training spot for immigration agents. "To facilitate the swift and effective training of these officers, I wanted to note the potential benefits of utilizing Fort Leonard …

Hawley proposes Ft. Leonard Wood as potential ICE training facility

FT. LEONARD WOOD, Mo. - Missouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security that proposes Ft. Leonard Wood as a potential Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) training facility. Hawley says Ft. Leonard Wood is critical hub for military law enforcement training and can accommodate sudden surges to its on-base population. He added that Ft. Leonard Wood already houses military enforcement training for the U.S. A…

Schmitt also wants to see ICE agent training at Fort Leonard Wood

The comment from the U.S. senator followed the release of a letter from Sen. Josh Hawley saying essentially the same thing.

Kristi Noem Touts ICE Recruitment Surge, Josh Hawley Offers Missouri Base Like It’s an Airbnb

New Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents may soon be training on a military base after Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley suggested using Fort Leonard Wood to handle the agency’s surge of recruits. In a letter sent Sept. 12 to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons, Hawley pitched the 97-square-mile Army installation as an ideal site. “My state is grateful for your efforts to reverse the lawless open borders poli…

Hawley suggests Fort Leonard Wood as ICE training spot

Republican Senator Josh Hawley recommends Fort Leonard Wood to be a training facility for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

Hawley touts Missouri military base for training new ICE agents

Missouri stands ready and able to help train the surge of new ICE agents to beef up border security and immigration enforcement, Sen. Josh Hawley notes in a Friday letter to the Trump administration. “My state is grateful for your efforts to reverse the lawless open borders policy of the previous administration,” Hawley writes to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Todd Lyons. “A cen…