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NPR reports ICE seeking 'mobile detention facilities' in Pennsylvania expansion
A procurement document tied to ICE's growing footprint in Pennsylvania asks for detention units that can be moved, NPR finds.
What to know
- The report is based on paperwork tied to ICE's expansion of operations in Pennsylvania.
- The specific document requests 'mobile detention facilities,' a detail NPR says was buried in the filing.
- No further detail on the scale, cost, or intended use of the mobile units is yet available in the reporting.
Jasmine Garsd NPR reporterImmigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Federal immigration enforcement agency
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Buried in the paperwork for Immigration and Customs Enforcement's expansion in Pennsylvania is a document requesting "mobile detention facilities."
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NPR uncovers ICE document requesting 'mobile detention facilities'
NPR's Jasmine Garsd reported that a document tied to ICE's expansion in Pennsylvania requests 'mobile detention facilities,' raising questions about the scope and nature of the agency's detention buildout.
“mobile detention facilities…”
— ICE procurement document (via NPR) -
first by NPR, 15h ago · also NPR News
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