Summary
ICE aims to build new immigration detention centers across the U.S., but some Republicans oppose these facilities being located in their local areas. Despite the national Republican support for immigration policies, local Republican leaders in states like Mississippi, New Hampshire, and Tennessee are pushing back against new ICE facility plans.
Key Facts
- ICE wants to set up new detention centers that can hold about 100,000 immigrants in total.
- The initiative has a budget of $38 billion to be used by November.
- Republican officials in several states, including New Hampshire and Tennessee, are actively opposing ICE facility plans in their local areas.
- New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte successfully opposed an ICE facility plan in Merrimack.
- Tennessee Rep. Clark Boyd and Sen. Masha Blackburn worked to block a facility near Nashville.
- DHS aims to work with both political parties to expand detention space.
- ICE has already purchased facilities in several states such as Michigan, New Jersey, and Texas.
- Some property deals have been canceled in other states due to public opposition.
