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New Detention Facility Near Airport | San Antonio News
A new high-capacity deportation staging facility is rising in Alexandria, Louisiana, right beside a major deportation airport, designed to hold up to 528 families and children for up to 72 hours to speed up deportations. Unlike traditional detention centers, it’s being run by a nonprofit tied to LaSalle Corrections, a private prison company, raising alarms among advocates over potential abuses and past facility failures. ICE insists it’s not a prison and allows detainees to wear their own clothes, while critics warn this move could normalize forced removals under pressure, especially for…
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