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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Chelsie Napiza

Trump's Administration Labelled 'Cruel' as ICE Prepares to House 80,000 Immigrants in Warehouses

ERO officers apprehend a criminal alien target in northern Virginia during a Cross Check operation. (Credit: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE/Flickr)

Trump's immigration enforcement strategy has reached a controversial inflection point as internal US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) documents outline plans to detain up to 80,000 immigrants in converted industrial warehouses across the United States. The proposal has ignited legal, political and human-rights debates over the treatment and dignity of migrants held pending deportation proceedings. Those internal drafts show an immigration system under strain, seeking to expand capacity far beyond existing facilities to handle record-high detention numbers.

ICE Detention Figures Reach Unprecedented Levels

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