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Plan to reopen California City prison as ICE holding facility
The California City facility, originally a federal detention center before becoming a state prison, is set to temporarily ...
ICE wants to turn a shuttered state prison into California's largest migrant detention center
A former prison in California City will soon be the state's largest immigration detention center. US Immigration and Customs ...
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Several speak out against immigration processing center in Cal City
Several people speak against immigration processing center during public comments and Cal City council meeting.
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Plan in place for Cal City prison to become immigration processing center
California City Mayor Marquette Hawkins says he's expecting the town's prison to reopen as a federal immigration processing ...
Dolores Huerta Foundation to speak against proposed ICE detention center in California City
The Dolores Huerta Foundation announced it will present its strong opposition against the proposal to convert the ...
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Private prison in California City may reopen for immigration processing
A private prison facility in eastern Kern County may reopen as a federal immigration processing center if CoreCivic and the ...
ICE wants to expand detention capacity in California. A new facility will be the largest in the state
The private prison and detention contractor CoreCivic has reached an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...
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ICE to expand in California with a large new detention facility - Los Angeles Times
Private prison and detention contractor CoreCivic has reached an agreement with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to convert its 2,560-bed California City facility into the state’s ...
ICE pushes for detention beds
The federal government has signed a deal with the private prison firm CoreCivic Corp. to reopen a 1,033-bed prison in ...
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Two Colorado facilities eyed as possible ICE detention centers
The state currently has one ICE detention facility, the Aurora ICE Processing Center. The center has become a Colorado focal ...
The Bakersfield Californian9d
Private prison in California City may reopen for immigration processing
Ryan Gustin, senior director of public affairs for CoreCivic, said in an email on Wednesday that the company has begun some preliminary activation activities in California City, where a 2,560-bed ...