The Detention Map: Is A New ICE Warehouse Planned For Your Town?
Follow DemLabs on our NEW social media! The Detention Map: Is A New ICE Warehouse Planned For Your Town? Georgia town of 5,000 vows to fight ICE plan to warehouse 9,000 detainees. Trump and Republicans are facing pushback in many of the 23 U.S. towns and cities where it plans to convert warehouses into immigrant detention centers. Social Circle’s water and sewer systems are already near capacity. The town usually has only two or three police officers on duty. And residents have raised concerns that the warehouse most likely to be used for the project is a 20-minute walk from the town’s elementary school. Take a look at 23 towns and cities across the country where Republicans plan to convert warehouses into immigrant detention centers … potential contractors suggests that these facilities would have the capacity for 1,500 to 10,000 people each. — Washington Post (excerpts) See the interactive map of 125+ new ICE detention centers planned for 202...