How planned ICE mega-jails are testing the small-town Southern welcome

ICE is on a $45 billion building spree. Can small towns support these new migrant warehouses?

In his second inaugural address, President Donald Trump pledged to crack down on illegal immigration: "All illegal entry will immediately be halted, and we will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came." The administration set a minimum goal of 3,000 deportations per day. There was a problem. At the time, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operated or contracted with m…

How planned ICE mega-jails are testing the small-town Southern welcome

Citing logistical and financial issues, pro-Trump areas are pushing back against the administration’s new immigrant detention centers planned nearby.

A red town and the ramifications of ‘mass deportation now!’

They may not suddenly vote for Democrats, but the 10,000-bed ICE facility planned next door has them rethinking their support for Republicans.