ICE Detainees Arriving at Former Prison in Tennessee

ICE detainees arriving at former prison in Tennessee

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees recently started arriving at a former prison in Tennessee, prison firm CoreCivic told The Hill on Thursday. “We have begun receiving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees at our West Tennessee Detention Facility (WTDF) in response to an immediate need from the federal government for safe, humane and…

Former Tennessee prison turned ICE center gets first immigrant detainees

The mayor of Mason said the facility will bring jobs and economic development to the town, but there were also loud objections during a contentious public meeting.

Immigrant detainees begin arriving at former prison in rural Tennessee town

A company says detainees have started arriving at a former Tennessee prison that’s been turned into a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center.

Former West TN prison now receiving ICE detainees, company operating facility says

A former state prison in Mason has begun receiving detainees from ICE, a representative from the company contracted to run the facility confirmed.

ICE detainees now being held in former West TN prison

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A former prison in Tipton County has begun accepting and housing ICE detainees, according to the company contracted to run the facility. Last month, the Mason Board of Aldermen approved a contract with CoreCivic to operate the facility in the former West Tennessee Detention building. CoreCivic said it had begun receiving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees at its West Tennessee Detention Facility (WTDF) in …

West Tennessee ICE facility receives first detainees

The Mason, Tennessee, ICE detainment center was approved in August. However, the second vote was contentious and confusing, causing pushback from the ACLU.