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US Military Grants ICE Access To Colorado Base For Migrant Detention

An undocumented immigrant stands cuffed and shackled at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facility May 25, 2010 in Broadview, Illinois. cott Olson/Getty Images) (Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

The United States military has decided to let Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) use a base in Colorado to hold unauthorized immigrants, in a move that might lead to the area becoming an important location for upcoming immigration arrests.

The Department of Defense approved ICE's request to use Buckley Space Force Base facilities in Aurora, Colorado, which will be turned into temporary holding and processing centers for migrants, who are in the US illegally and are set to be deported, CBS News reported.

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