Hundreds Speak Out in Wilson County After ICE Mistakenly Says Detention Facility Coming to Lebanon

Wilson County Mayor: ICE eyes immigrant detention 'mega center' in Lebanon to house up to 16,000

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is considering a site for a 16,000 bed immigrant detention center in Lebanon, Tenn. Wilson County Mayor Randall Hutto said. It will be the second immigrant detention facility in Tennessee. Pictured: an immigrant detention center opened this year in Mason, Tenn. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)In a public note to residents of Wilson County late Friday, County Mayor Randall Hutto said U.S Immigration an…

Hundreds speak out in Wilson County after ICE mistakenly says detention facility coming to Lebanon

Tensions rose at a packed Wilson County Commission meeting over a mistakenly reported ICE facility in Lebanon.

ICE 'mega center' under consideration for Lebanon, county mayor says

A possible immigration detention facility under consideration in Lebanon would become the largest of its kind in the United States, according to the Wilson County mayor.