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  1. "While much of the recent focus surrounding the crackdown on immigration enforcement has been in Minnesota, Brevard County residents are feeling the effects of actions taken by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and their partners."

    #Brevard #BrevardCounty #FLorida #Immigration #ICEDetainees #ICE
    floridatoday.com/story/news/lo

  2. "While much of the recent focus surrounding the crackdown on immigration enforcement has been in Minnesota, Brevard County residents are feeling the effects of actions taken by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and their partners."

    #Brevard #BrevardCounty #FLorida #Immigration #ICEDetainees #ICE
    floridatoday.com/story/news/lo

  3. "While much of the recent focus surrounding the crackdown on immigration enforcement has been in Minnesota, Brevard County residents are feeling the effects of actions taken by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and their partners."

    #Brevard #BrevardCounty #FLorida #Immigration #ICEDetainees #ICE
    floridatoday.com/story/news/lo

  4. "While much of the recent focus surrounding the crackdown on immigration enforcement has been in Minnesota, Brevard County residents are feeling the effects of actions taken by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and their partners."

    #Brevard #BrevardCounty #FLorida #Immigration #ICEDetainees #ICE
    floridatoday.com/story/news/lo

  5. "While much of the recent focus surrounding the crackdown on immigration enforcement has been in Minnesota, Brevard County residents are feeling the effects of actions taken by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and their partners."

    #Brevard #BrevardCounty #FLorida #Immigration #ICEDetainees #ICE
    floridatoday.com/story/news/lo

  6. Has #ICE renewed #TacomaWA #DetentionCenter contract? It won’t say

    By Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks, Sep. 25, 2025

    Excerpt: "The 10-year contract for the private company operating the #NorthwestICEProcessingCenter in Tacoma is set to end this month, but secrecy shrouds whether it’s been extended.

    "#Immigration advocates and legal experts have heavily criticized the lack of transparency over the expected renewal of the contract between Immigration and Customs Enforcement and #GEOGroup, which owns and manages the 1,575-bed, jail-like facility.

    "Neither GEO Group nor ICE officials have released information about a new contract for running the detention center. The current contract, inked in 2015 as a one-year contract with an option to renew each year for nine years, is set to expire Sept. 27. The contract awarded GEO Group a minimum of $700 million over 10 years.

    " 'It not only puts a veil over people’s eyes, but also prevents people inside the detention center from knowing what the future of this detention center is going to be,' said Josefina Mora-Cheung, director of organizing at #LaResistencia a local #activist group advocating for the end of #MassDeportations and the closure of detention centers.

    "GEO Group and ICE officials did not answer emailed questions about whether a new contract was signed or whether the existing contract has been extended. Officials did not respond to reporters’ requests to provide copies of the new contract, should it exist.

    " 'We cannot confirm pre-decisional contract selections, but we can confirm that ICE is exploring all options to meet its current requirements,' said ICE spokesperson Chrissy Cuttita in an email Tuesday."

    Read more:
    seattletimes.com/seattle-news/

    #USPol #DetentionCenters
    #ICEDetainees #ICESucks #PrivatePrisons #PrisonState #IndefiniteDetention #WashingtonState

  7. “Godsend” or “#ConcentrationCamp”? A Lucrative #ICE Deal Divides a #Colorado Town.

    Trump has unleashed a gold rush among #PrivatePrison companies taking on #ImmigrationDetention. In #CashStrapped cities, residents aren’t sure the money is worth it.

    Isabela Dias, November+December 2025 Issue

    Excerpt: "[T]he prospect of a privately run #ICE facility has divided #WalsenburgCO. Some locals and public officials have welcomed the potential influx of money and jobs. 'It’s a godsend,' Mayor Gary Vezzani told a TV reporter in early July. 'If they use it for ICE or use it for a prison or use it for whatever they use it for, we really don’t care…It’s a pretty big paying customer for us. We’re not big enough, nor [is] anybody here big enough to stop it. So, we may as well take advantage.'

    "The mayor’s comments sparked fierce backlash. At a July 15 county commissioners meeting, one resident succinctly shot back: 'We don’t want to be known as a town with a concentration camp.' At a city council meeting the same day, a speaker argued that 'what’s happening in Walsenburg isn’t just #corrupt. It’s #fascist. It’s a blueprint for #authoritarianism wrapped in barbed wire and dressed up as local revival.' "

    Read more:
    motherjones.com/politics/2025/

    #USPol #CORECivic #Colorado #DetentionCenters #ICEDetainees #ICESucks #PrivatePrisons #PrisonState #IndefiniteDetention

  8. Fight to allow #ICE detainees: Federal government joins #PrivatePrison , #CoreCivic, against City of #LeavenworthKS

    By Gabe Swartz
    Published: Sep. 23, 2025

    LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (KCTV) - "In a Topeka courtroom Wednesday, September 24, CoreCivic, with the support of Washington D.C.’s Department of Justice went before a judge along with attorneys representing the City of Leavenworth.

    "There, a judge scheduled a date for the two sides to meet again on #November25. In that hearing, CoreCivic will be allowed to present arguement that a Kansas court’s decision barring CoreCivic from housing #ICEDetainees should be overturned.

    "The United States Department of Justice [#DOJ] filed a statement of interest on September 22 to address what it called 'an aggressive and unlawful effort' by the City of Leavenworth to interfere with federal immigration enforcement.

    "The U.S. District Court was filed against the City of Leavenworth, Mayor #HollyPittman, Mayor Pro Tem #NancyBauder, and city commissioners Griff Martin, Jermaine Wilson, and Edd Hingula.

    " 'The United States has a strong interest in countering state and local efforts to harass federal contractors, in the proper application of the Constitution and its Supremacy clause,' the DOJ said in its statement of interest, 'and in the foundational principles that protect the Federal Government from unconstitutional state and local interference.' [Back at ya, FEDS!]

    "In March, the City of Leavenworth adopted a resolution preventing CoreCivic from using the former federal prison as an immigration detention center. It then filed a lawsuit asking a judge to block the private prison operator’s attempt to open the facility without its approval.

    "The City opened its complaint with a testimonial describing the detention center as an 'absolute hell hole.' It stated that during CoreCivic’s 30 years of operation, there were 'multiple widely publicized scandals resulting from its gross mismanagement of the Facility,' which burdened the City in 'countless ways.' "

    Read more:
    kctv5.com/2025/09/24/departmen

    #USPol #TrumpSucks #PrisonState
    #SilencingDissent #IndefiniteDetention #ICE #protesters #ICESucks

  9. #MaineACLU Denounces ‘Cruel’ Use of #NewHampshire #FederalPrison to Hold #ICEDetainees

    By Edward TomicMarch 11, 2025

    "The #Maine American Civil Liberties Union (#ACLU) has issued a statement denouncing the use of a New Hampshire federal prison by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain suspected illegal aliens.

    "Last month, media outlets began reporting on a leaked memo, signed Feb. 6, that indicated ICE was intending to use #FCIBerlin, a medium-security prison in Berlin, N.H., to hold immigration detainees in custody.

    "That memo noted that the units at FCI were not currently available due to there being a 'substantial amount of preparation and resources' needed before the prison could accept detainees, such as additional funding for staffing, food, utilities, clothing and other items.

    "The memo also indicates that the federal Bureau of Prisons or warden at each locally designated prison may approve or reject a request by ICE to hold an ICE detainee for any reason, such as for lack of space, or medical, mental health, safety or security reasons.

    "ICE lodges immigration detainers against unlawfully present noncitizens who have been arrested on criminal charges or who the agency has probable cause to believe are deportable from the U.S.

    "'The government should not be using federal prisons to support the president’s #MassDeportation efforts,' said Carol Garvan, legal director of the ACLU of Maine, in a Monday statement.

    "'The federal government itself acknowledged that FCI Berlin would require a ‘substantial amount of preparation,’ yet just weeks later they have already begun detaining people there,' Garvan said. 'We have strong concerns about the #inhumane treatment of people in ICE custody, and we will not stand by while our region is used to carry out these cruel policies.'"

    themainewire.com/2025/03/maine
    #HumanRightsViolations #ICEDetention #IndefiniteDetention #PrivatePrisons #Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism #ResistICE #ImmigrantsRights

  10. #MaineACLU Denounces ‘Cruel’ Use of #NewHampshire #FederalPrison to Hold #ICEDetainees

    By Edward TomicMarch 11, 2025

    "The #Maine American Civil Liberties Union (#ACLU) has issued a statement denouncing the use of a New Hampshire federal prison by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain suspected illegal aliens.

    "Last month, media outlets began reporting on a leaked memo, signed Feb. 6, that indicated ICE was intending to use #FCIBerlin, a medium-security prison in Berlin, N.H., to hold immigration detainees in custody.

    "That memo noted that the units at FCI were not currently available due to there being a 'substantial amount of preparation and resources' needed before the prison could accept detainees, such as additional funding for staffing, food, utilities, clothing and other items.

    "The memo also indicates that the federal Bureau of Prisons or warden at each locally designated prison may approve or reject a request by ICE to hold an ICE detainee for any reason, such as for lack of space, or medical, mental health, safety or security reasons.

    "ICE lodges immigration detainers against unlawfully present noncitizens who have been arrested on criminal charges or who the agency has probable cause to believe are deportable from the U.S.

    "'The government should not be using federal prisons to support the president’s #MassDeportation efforts,' said Carol Garvan, legal director of the ACLU of Maine, in a Monday statement.

    "'The federal government itself acknowledged that FCI Berlin would require a ‘substantial amount of preparation,’ yet just weeks later they have already begun detaining people there,' Garvan said. 'We have strong concerns about the #inhumane treatment of people in ICE custody, and we will not stand by while our region is used to carry out these cruel policies.'"

    themainewire.com/2025/03/maine
    #HumanRightsViolations #ICEDetention #IndefiniteDetention #PrivatePrisons #Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism #ResistICE #ImmigrantsRights

  11. #MaineACLU Denounces ‘Cruel’ Use of #NewHampshire #FederalPrison to Hold #ICEDetainees

    By Edward TomicMarch 11, 2025

    "The #Maine American Civil Liberties Union (#ACLU) has issued a statement denouncing the use of a New Hampshire federal prison by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain suspected illegal aliens.

    "Last month, media outlets began reporting on a leaked memo, signed Feb. 6, that indicated ICE was intending to use #FCIBerlin, a medium-security prison in Berlin, N.H., to hold immigration detainees in custody.

    "That memo noted that the units at FCI were not currently available due to there being a 'substantial amount of preparation and resources' needed before the prison could accept detainees, such as additional funding for staffing, food, utilities, clothing and other items.

    "The memo also indicates that the federal Bureau of Prisons or warden at each locally designated prison may approve or reject a request by ICE to hold an ICE detainee for any reason, such as for lack of space, or medical, mental health, safety or security reasons.

    "ICE lodges immigration detainers against unlawfully present noncitizens who have been arrested on criminal charges or who the agency has probable cause to believe are deportable from the U.S.

    "'The government should not be using federal prisons to support the president’s #MassDeportation efforts,' said Carol Garvan, legal director of the ACLU of Maine, in a Monday statement.

    "'The federal government itself acknowledged that FCI Berlin would require a ‘substantial amount of preparation,’ yet just weeks later they have already begun detaining people there,' Garvan said. 'We have strong concerns about the #inhumane treatment of people in ICE custody, and we will not stand by while our region is used to carry out these cruel policies.'"

    themainewire.com/2025/03/maine
    #HumanRightsViolations #ICEDetention #IndefiniteDetention #PrivatePrisons #Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism #ResistICE #ImmigrantsRights

  12. #MaineACLU Denounces ‘Cruel’ Use of #NewHampshire #FederalPrison to Hold #ICEDetainees

    By Edward TomicMarch 11, 2025

    "The #Maine American Civil Liberties Union (#ACLU) has issued a statement denouncing the use of a New Hampshire federal prison by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain suspected illegal aliens.

    "Last month, media outlets began reporting on a leaked memo, signed Feb. 6, that indicated ICE was intending to use #FCIBerlin, a medium-security prison in Berlin, N.H., to hold immigration detainees in custody.

    "That memo noted that the units at FCI were not currently available due to there being a 'substantial amount of preparation and resources' needed before the prison could accept detainees, such as additional funding for staffing, food, utilities, clothing and other items.

    "The memo also indicates that the federal Bureau of Prisons or warden at each locally designated prison may approve or reject a request by ICE to hold an ICE detainee for any reason, such as for lack of space, or medical, mental health, safety or security reasons.

    "ICE lodges immigration detainers against unlawfully present noncitizens who have been arrested on criminal charges or who the agency has probable cause to believe are deportable from the U.S.

    "'The government should not be using federal prisons to support the president’s #MassDeportation efforts,' said Carol Garvan, legal director of the ACLU of Maine, in a Monday statement.

    "'The federal government itself acknowledged that FCI Berlin would require a ‘substantial amount of preparation,’ yet just weeks later they have already begun detaining people there,' Garvan said. 'We have strong concerns about the #inhumane treatment of people in ICE custody, and we will not stand by while our region is used to carry out these cruel policies.'"

    themainewire.com/2025/03/maine
    #HumanRightsViolations #ICEDetention #IndefiniteDetention #PrivatePrisons #Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism #ResistICE #ImmigrantsRights

  13. #MaineACLU Denounces ‘Cruel’ Use of #NewHampshire #FederalPrison to Hold #ICEDetainees

    By Edward TomicMarch 11, 2025

    "The #Maine American Civil Liberties Union (#ACLU) has issued a statement denouncing the use of a New Hampshire federal prison by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain suspected illegal aliens.

    "Last month, media outlets began reporting on a leaked memo, signed Feb. 6, that indicated ICE was intending to use #FCIBerlin, a medium-security prison in Berlin, N.H., to hold immigration detainees in custody.

    "That memo noted that the units at FCI were not currently available due to there being a 'substantial amount of preparation and resources' needed before the prison could accept detainees, such as additional funding for staffing, food, utilities, clothing and other items.

    "The memo also indicates that the federal Bureau of Prisons or warden at each locally designated prison may approve or reject a request by ICE to hold an ICE detainee for any reason, such as for lack of space, or medical, mental health, safety or security reasons.

    "ICE lodges immigration detainers against unlawfully present noncitizens who have been arrested on criminal charges or who the agency has probable cause to believe are deportable from the U.S.

    "'The government should not be using federal prisons to support the president’s #MassDeportation efforts,' said Carol Garvan, legal director of the ACLU of Maine, in a Monday statement.

    "'The federal government itself acknowledged that FCI Berlin would require a ‘substantial amount of preparation,’ yet just weeks later they have already begun detaining people there,' Garvan said. 'We have strong concerns about the #inhumane treatment of people in ICE custody, and we will not stand by while our region is used to carry out these cruel policies.'"

    themainewire.com/2025/03/maine
    #HumanRightsViolations #ICEDetention #IndefiniteDetention #PrivatePrisons #Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism #ResistICE #ImmigrantsRights