ICE’s Purchases for Big Detention Centers Are Marked by Secrecy, Frustrating Towns
ICE is converting large warehouses into detention centers as part of a $45 billion plan to expand capacity to 92,000 beds, using contracts that limit local oversight.
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ICE is quietly buying warehouses for detention centers and leaving local officials out of the loop
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and MORGAN LEE The Associated Press SOCORRO, Texas (AP) — In a Texas town at the edge of the Rio Grande and a tall metal border wall, rumors swirled that federal immigration officials wanted to purchase three hulking warehouses to transform into a detention center. As local officials scrambled to find out what was happening, a deed was filed showing the Department of Homeland Security had already inked a $122.8 million d…
ICE's purchases for big detention centers are marked by secrecy, frustrating towns
ICE, which is part of DHS, has purchased at least seven warehouses in Arizona, Georgia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Texas, signed deeds show.
ICE's purchases for big detention centers, facing broad opposition, are marked by secrecy
At least 20 U.S. communities with large warehouses have become stealth targets for ICE's $45-billion expansion of its detention center system. The centers have faced resistance in towns both red and blue.
ICE’s Purchases for Big Detention Centers Are Marked by Secrecy, Frustrating Towns
SOCORRO, Texas (AP) — In a Texas town at the edge of the Rio Grande and a tall metal border wall, rumors swirled that federal immigration officials wanted to purchase three hulking warehouses to transform into a detention center. As local officials scrambled to find out what was happening, a deed was filed showing the […] The post ICE’s Purchases for Big Detention Centers Are Marked by Secrecy, Frustrating Towns first appeared on VINnews.
Latinus The Immigration and Customs Service spends $45 billion to turn industrial ships into massive processing centers In a town in Texas on the edge of the Rio Bravo (Grand) and a high border wall, rumors circulated that the federal migration authorities wanted to buy three huge warehouses to transform them into a detention center. Local authorities rushed to find out what was going on, and a deed was presented showing that the Department of H…
TEXAS, USA.- In a town in Texas on the edge of the Rio Bravo and a high border wall, rumors circulated that federal immigration authorities wanted to buy three huge warehouses to transform them into a detention center.The local authorities rushed to find out what was going on, and a deed was presented showing that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had already closed an agreement of $122.8 million for the purchase of the 76,738 square met…
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