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ICE to convert shuttered California prison into state’s largest migrant detention center
A sprawling 2,560-bed facility in the high desert town of California City (Kern County) is poised to become the largest migrant detention center in California under a new agreement between Immigration ...
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ICE raids lead to another crisis for immigrant workers and families: How to pay rent
Two-thirds of undocumented households were already burdened by L.A. housing costs. With breadwinners locked up and workplaces ...
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Empty prison in California City may reopen with ICE contract
A 2,560-bed private prison facility in California City has been empty since late 2023. The facility’s owner — Tennessee-based ...
ICE wants to expand detention capacity in California. This new facility will be the largest in the state
CoreCivic has reached an agreement with ICE to convert its California City facility into federal immigrant detention.
Takeaways from AP's reporting on shuttered prisons, mass deportation push and no-bid contracts
Private prison operators are marketing their shuttered lockups to federal immigration officials as President Donald Trump ...
ICE is using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more detention beds
No-bid contracts with politically connected companies have become crucial to the Republican Trump administration’s push for ...
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Trump curbs immigration enforcement at farms, meatpacking plants, hotels and restaurants
It suggests Trump's promise of mass deportations has limits if it threatens industries that rely on workers who are in the ...