Leavenworth, ICE and CoreCivic

City officials consider proposal for ICE detention facility in Leavenworth
A for-profit corrections corporation wants to reactivate a dormant facility in Leavenworth for use as an ICE detention facility.
Residents, advocates react to CoreCivic submitting application to city of Leavenworth for ICE detention center
Leavenworth's city manager confirmed Monday the city received CoreCivic's application Friday for an ICE detention center.
CoreCivic submits application to city of Leavenworth for ICE detention center
Longtime MSNBC host Rachel Maddow sounded off during a Monday night broadcast of “The Rachel Maddow Show” on the network’s major line-up changes, which saw the exit of anchor Joy Reid. “Joy Reid’s show, ‘The ReidOut,’ ended tonight. And Joy is not taking a different job in the network. She is leaving the network altogether …
Shuttered Leavenworth private prison could become ICE detention center
The 1,100-bed complex closed in 2021 when President Joe Biden issued an executive order against contracts with private prisons. Before that, CoreCivic in Leavenworth was working with the U.S. Marshals Service.
Former Leavenworth detention center eyed for potential ICE facility
By Jackson Kurtz, Nick Sloan Click here for updates on this story LEAVENWORTH, Kansas (KMBC) — The former Leavenworth Detention Center, empty since 2021, could soon serve as an immigration detention facility if city officials approve a proposal by private operator CoreCivic.
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In city already filled with detention centers, potential ICE facility worries Leavenworth residents
Leavenworth, Kansas, residents are keeping a watchful eye on the former Leavenworth Detention Center building now that the ownership group has expressed interest in utilizing the facility as a U.S ...
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Trump administration turning these prisons into ICE lockups, leaked memo shows
The memo, signed on Feb. 6, shows that two units at the Federal Detention Center in Atlanta, up to 1 unit at the Federal ...
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Kansas ACLU concerned about ICE's plans for Leavenworth detention center
Kansas ACLU director Micah Kubic is concerned about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's proposal for a detention center in Leavenworth, Kansas. The facility would be run by the for-profit ...