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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Ma. Kyla Morco

ICE Looks Beyond Mega-Prisons With New Mobile Detention Facility Plan

DHS and ICE shared footage of an immigration enforcement operation in Florida in July, as the agencies promoted their continued enforcement efforts. (Credit: Screenshot/Instagram/@dhsgov and @icegov)

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is exploring a new form of mobile detention in Pennsylvania, with procurement documents calling for temporary holding facilities that could remain close to field enforcement operations.

The proposal could change how ICE handles the logistical problem of holding people after arrests. Rather than relying entirely on fixed detention centres, the agency is considering contractor-operated mobile units that can be used until they are full or an enforcement operation ends.

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