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Minnesota Government Tim Walz After opening or repurposing large facilities in Florida, New Jersey, Texas and elsewhere, it could be the next national leader in ICE’s expanding network of detention centers.
Private prisons closed ten years ago and outdated by 2024 law prohibiting non-government national prisons – probably next On the ICE list.
According to reports Minnesota Public Radio News.
An Appleton official told The Outlet that his city has not yet communicated with ICE at this time, but the owner of the prison that operated in 2010 was seeking a federal contract.
DHS Agent, left; Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, right. (Gate image; Getty image)
State laws reportedly do not cover federal use of private prison facilities.
Fox News Digital contacted Walz, a staunch opponent of President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement framework during the 2024 presidential election – making comments – but not heard at press time.
Apart from the potential prison in Minnesota, several other potential locations pop up on the planned map Washington Post The geotagged and potential future facilities – including the Alligator Alcatraz of Ochopee, Florida, is currently in trouble due to the ruling of the judge appointed by Obama.
Another private prison that currently occupies ice detainees among its prisoners is also one of the largest in the world.
Capacity of RCDC or Reeves County Detention Center in Pecos, Texas 3,700 beds, Comprehensive.
The original American shelter condemns Bondy’s warning; denies ice
Also in Texas, the document reviewed by the post includes a facility called the Brownsville Family near the border-area city, with a capacity of 3,500 people.
The Fed has used Fort Bliss in El Paso for immigration-related detention. The move to reuse part of the historic facility angered the local ACLU chapter, which is Comparison of ICE’s behavior with that of the former president Franklin Roosevelt used a similar location to internships with Japanese-Americans.
in California, California. – Outside Bakersfield – There are plans already Ice detainee Another former private prison.
According to Corecivic Los Angeles Times.
California Governor Gavin Newsom, who opposed private prisons, reportedly signed in 2019, was overturned by a federal court at the last minute, which ruled that it would be unconstitutional if it applied for federally.
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The largest ice detention center in the northeastern United States is located not far from Penn State University in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania.
The Mosanon Valley Processing Center (another private contracted facility) is reported to be able to accommodate about 1,800 people.
Texas, Louisiana and California also ranked in the top three immigrants in Time.
The post reports that at least 19 states can have the capacity for New Year or have facilities for detention.

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