Clergy Protest Proposed Alexandria Immigration Center
Operators say the 528-bed center will hold families and unaccompanied minors for stays averaging under 48 hours.
- A new 528-bed facility in Alexandria, Louisiana, may soon begin receiving undocumented families, unaccompanied minors, and single adult females at the Alexandria Family Staging Center, located at England Airpark under a draft agreement between ICE and the EEIDD.
- Anovaeon CEO Eric Fritz described the site as a "staging center for families who are voluntarily departing," saying it will house individuals for an average stay of under 48 hours and provide medical care, mental health care, and "quality meals."
- While Anovaeon Senior Director of Operations Jeffrey Lynch acknowledged operators must alert ICE if people attempt to leave, an ICE spokesperson officially defined the site as a "staging facility for deportations" in a secure detention environment.
- On Wednesday, immigrant rights groups denounced the facility, raising concerns about potential PFAS contamination, as Southeast Regional Attorney for the National Immigration Project Stephanie Alvarez-Jones stated, "There can be no hiding what this is, this is a detention center."
- Robert Hagen, project manager for LaSalle Family Foundation, reported last week the facility is 95% completed, and EEIDD officials indicated it could start receiving people within the next week or two, though DHS provided no official opening date.
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Clergy protest proposed Alexandria immigration center
ALEXANDRIA, La. (WNTZ) - Faith leaders from Louisiana and across the country gathered Thursday at England Airpark for an interfaith vigil opposing a planned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility expected to house immigrant families and children. The vigil was held near the England Airpark Community Center as clergy members and supporters gathered for prayer, [...]
As ICE readies Louisiana facility for children and families, faith leaders hold vigil
ALEXANDRIA, La. (RNS and Verite News) — Part of the Trump administration’s efforts to ramp up deportations, the facility — which will hold unaccompanied minors and families — is situated beside an airport that has become known as the country’s busiest hub for deportation flights.
Faith leaders hold vigil for forthcoming family and children detention facility in Alexandria
Community members and religious leaders walk toward the new family and children detention center during an interfaith vigil at England Airpark in Alexandria, La., on October 1, 2026. Credit: Christiana Botic/Verite News and Catchlight Local/Report for America
A new ICE center to house migrant families and minors is opening soon in LOUISIANA. Although administrators call it a transit center, critics say it's actually a prison.
New ICE facility to hold families, unaccompanied minors could open in Louisiana next week - Regional Media News
A new facility in Alexandria, Louisiana, may begin receiving undocumented families with children, local officials and immigrant rights advocates say. The 528-bed facility will house families with children, unaccompanied minors, and single adult females as they await removal inside renovated former Air Force barracks at [...]
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