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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David A. Lieb,Heather Hollingsworth and Morgan Lee

Trump's $45 billion expansion of immigrant detention sites faces pushback from communities

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With tensions high over federal immigration enforcement, some state and local officials are pushing back against attempts by President Donald Trump’s administration to house thousands of detained immigrants in their communities in converted warehouses, privately run facilities and county jails.

Federal officials have been scouting cities and counties across the U.S. for places to hold immigrants as they roll out a massive $45 billion expansion of detention facilities financed by Trump's recent tax-cutting law.

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