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Former Leavenworth detention center eyed for potential ICE facility

The former Leavenworth Detention Center could become an immigration detention facility if city officials approve CoreCivic's proposal.
City Manager Scott Peterson confirmed that CoreCivic applied for a special use permit to convert the facility into an ICE detention center.
CoreCivic's proposal mentions creating approximately 300 new jobs with a starting salary of $28.50 per hour.
Local immigration attorney Michael Sharma-Crawford expressed concerns about the ethical and moral implications of the plan.

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City officials consider proposal for ICE detention in Leavenworth

A for-profit corrections corporation wants to reactivate a dormant facility in Leavenworth for use as an ICE detention facility.

Former Leavenworth detention center eyed for potential ICE facility

KMBC By Jackson Kurtz, Nick Sloan Click here for updates on this story LEAVENWORTH, Kansas (KMBC) — The former Leavenworth Detention Center, empty since 2021, could soon serve as an immigration detention facility if city officials approve a proposal by private operator CoreCivic. Leavenworth City Manager Scott Peterson confirmed that CoreCivic applied Friday for a special use permit to convert the facility into an ICE detention center. He in…

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New Hampshire Union Leader

ACLU-NH seeks answers on possible plan to house hundreds of ICE detainees ar FCI Berlin

The ACLU of New Hampshire is asking for information on possible plans for the federal prison in Berlin to house hundreds of immigrants facing deportation.

17 days ago·New Hampshire, United States

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Boston Globe

Plan to house hundreds of ICE detainees in Berlin, N.H., draws pushback - The Boston Globe

“Immigrants facing civil - not criminal - charges would be sent to a medium-security federal prison... isolated from their family, advocates, and potential legal services,” the ACLU of New Hampshire said in a statement.

17 days ago·Boston, United States

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keenesentinel.com

ACLU NH seeks answers on Berlin prison expansion into ICE detention center

The ACLU of New Hampshire is pressing for answers on whether the Berlin Federal Correctional Institution is being expanded into an immigration detention center.

17 days ago

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aclu-nh.org

NH immigration advocates denounce leaked plans to use FCI Berlin for

This proposal means that immigrants facing civil - not criminal - charges would be sent to a medium-security federal prison in one of the northernmost cities in the entire state, isolated from their family, advocates, and potential legal services.

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