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Comunidad de Hertford se moviliza contra posible reapertura de centro de detención del ICE en Winton
March 11, 2026
El Centro Correccional Rivers, propiedad de la corporación GEO Group, albergó a aproximadamente 1,450 personas hasta su cierre en enero de 2021 durante la administración del expresidente Joe Biden.
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Poll: Montanans deeply divided on federal immigration enforcement
March 05, 2026
This piece is part of MTFP’s 2026 poll week, where we’re exploring data on how Montana voters feel about their elected officials, environmental concerns, immigration enforcement and other issues.
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Poll week: How Montanans feel about sales tax, immigration and state officials
March 02, 2026
We polled Montana voters on an array of issues. Results will roll out the week of March 2.
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Why an ICE plan to turn warehouses in Shakopee and Woodbury into detention centers has failed in Minnesota — and other states
February 19, 2026
The $38 billion initiative faces hurdles as communities and local politicians oppose it on humanitarian and logistical grounds.
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ICE Retracts Claim It Bought Chester Warehouse, Calls Statement a ‘Mistake’
February 18, 2026
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said the federal agency has not purchased any facility in Chester after stating Friday that it had bought a warehouse in Orange County.
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Republicans are pushing DHS over ICE warehouse purchases
February 17, 2026
Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker appeared to get DHS to change course on a proposed Byhalia detention center.
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ICE Purchases Chester Warehouse in Orange County
February 13, 2026
Thousands of people have opposed the facility at the former Pep Boys warehouse over the past month, with bipartisan support from local and county lawmakers opposing the plans.
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Amid fears about ICE, lawmakers consider optional Native American designation on IDs
February 12, 2026
A couple dozen New Mexico lawmakers are pushing a bill that would allow tribal citizens to update their state-issued IDs to reflect their enrollment status.
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Oklahoma Becomes ICE Arrest Hub as Federal Policy Drives Enforcement Explosion
February 11, 2026
A key federal policy change, with robust cooperation from Oklahoma law enforcement, is transforming the state into one where detention is the default response to immigration status, regardless of a person’s documentation or whether they pose any threat or committed any crime.
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“Immigrant population generated more in taxes than it received in benefits,” study finds
February 09, 2026
A recent national study analyzing 30 years of fiscal data clearly shows that immigrants have contributed more to the country than they have received, helping sustain public budgets and avert a debt crisis in the United States.
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Byhalia ‘ICE warehouse’ deal is canned after chat with Noem, Wicker tweets
February 06, 2026
Kristi Noem, the secretary of homeland security, has agreed to abandon efforts to acquire a warehouse in northern Mississippi and turn it into a detention center for immigrants, according to U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker.
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ICE Proposal to Hold 8,500 Immigrants in Mississippi Mega Warehouse Draws Local Opposition
February 05, 2026
Opponents of the Marshall County ICE facility have gained an unlikely ally: Roger Wicker, the state’s senior Republican U.S. senator and the chairman of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee.
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Sen. Wicker writes to Kristi Noem opposing feared ‘ICE warehouse’ in Byhalia
February 04, 2026
The potential purchase of the Byhalia warehouse is one of several across the country that have faced opposition after local residents were told they were being scouted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
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‘An agency out of control’: Planned ICE detention processing warehouse in Roxbury sparks bipartisan backlash
February 04, 2026
Residents in the Morris County area are pushing back. If completed, it could become the largest immigrant camp in the state.
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Photos: Students Walk Out to Protest ICE
February 02, 2026
Students across Washoe County took part in a nationwide walkout to protest the actions of federal immigration officers.
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