detention center

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The confrontation outside the federal Metropolitan Detention Center came after hours of peaceful “No Kings” demonstrations in downtown Los Angeles and across the county.

From Los Angeles Times

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which plans to convert it into a detention center for immigrants awaiting deportation.

From The Wall Street Journal

That includes Hutchins, Texas, near Dallas, which was expecting a 9,000-person detention center until the warehouse owner, Majestic Realty, said last month that it wouldn’t sell to ICE, though it declined to say why.

From The Wall Street Journal

Oakwood also doesn’t have the sewer and water capacity for a 9,000-person detention center, said White.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said he hasn’t been able to get concrete answers from ICE about its plans for a detention center.

From The Wall Street Journal