New ICE Facility Could Speed Up Deportations
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The Trump administration plans to open a new 528-bed ICE facility in central Louisiana designed to process migrant families and unaccompanied children awaiting deportation.
The facility will be built at a former military base in Alexandria, adjacent to one of the nation's busiest hubs for deportation flights. Immigration and Customs Enforcement describes the site as a "staging facility," not a detention center.
Immigration advocates say the proposal raises concerns about whether children could be held longer than limits established under existing court agreements and legal protections.
The facility will be built at a former military base in Alexandria, adjacent to one of the nation's busiest hubs for deportation flights. Immigration and Customs Enforcement describes the site as a "staging facility," not a detention center.
Immigration advocates say the proposal raises concerns about whether children could be held longer than limits established under existing court agreements and legal protections.
