ICE Is Looking For A New Detention Center In Blue California. The State Probably Can't Stop It
A possible migrant detention facility within two hours of San Francisco has some lawmakers concerned.
Posted Fri, Dec 6, 2024 at 6:12 am PT
By Wendy Fry, CalMatters
Federal immigration authorities are looking for a potential new detention center in Northern California, an effort that alarms advocates and some Democratic state lawmakers as President-elect Donald Trump gears up to unleash his mass deportation plan.
In August, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a request for information to identify additional detention bed space in the state as other federal agencies intensified border enforcement. The effort began in the wake of the Biden administration’s sweeping asylum ban, implemented in June, for migrants caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border outside designated entry points. Under the ban, border agents can deport such migrants within hours or days without considering their asylum claims.
Advocates say an expansion of detention space would give Trump a runway to carry out more mass deportations in California. Immigrants in counties with more detention space are more likely to be arrested and detained, according to research by advocacy groups.
https://patch.com/california/across-ca/ice-looking-new-detention-center-blue-california-state-probably-cant-stop-it
