Minnesota ICE detention facility opens after $496M federal purchase

(The Center Square) – The federal government opened a new detention facility in Minnesota on Monday, a move it says will help U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement better enforce immigration laws. The facility, located in western Minnesota near the South Dakota border, was purchased by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in August for $495.6 million. kAm%96 AC:G2E6=J @H?65[ `[e__\365 AC:D@? 925 D2E G242?E 7@C `e J62CD 367@C6 :E H2D @776C65 E@ E96 DE2E6 @7 |:??6D@E2 7@C Sfd >:==:@? :? a_ad[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 5@4F>6?ED k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]<2C6``]4@>^2CE:4=6^?6HD^:?G6DE:82E:@?D^<2C6\``\:?G6DE:82E6D\AC:G2E6\AC:D@?\H2D\@?\D2=6\7@C\fd\>:==:@?\:46\A2:5\chd\>:==:@?^gh\c3ag3e4f\ggab\ca3b\h7f_\hd2fg7f`c6`gQ E2C86ElQ03=2?65:2k^DEC@?8mk^2m]k^Am kAm%96 |:??6D@E2 s6A2CE>6?E @7 r@CC64E:@?D 564=:?65 E96 @776C[ 2?5 7656C2= E2IA2J6CD A2:5 Sca_ >:==:@? >@C6 7@C E96 AC@A6CEJ ;FDE 2 J62C =2E6C] pAA=6E@? s6E6?E:@? u24:=:EJ[ 7@C>6C=J :5\a_af]k^Am kAm%96 s6A2CE>6?E @7 w@>6=2?5 $64FC:EJ 5:5 ?@E C6DA@?5 E@ %96 r6?E6C $BF2C6’D C6BF6DE 7@C 4@>>6?E @? E96 AC:46 5:776C6?46[ :?DE625 5676?5:?8 E96 AFC492D6 3J A@:?E:?8 E@ E96 724:=:EJ’D A=2??65 C@=6 :? :>>:8C2E:@? 6?7@C46>6?E]k^Am kAm“sw$ @A6?65 E96 pAA=6E@? s6E6?E:@? u24:=:EJ @? }@G6>36C h E@ DEC6?8E96? p>6C:42’D 23:=:EJ E@ 6?7@C46 :ED :>>:8C2E:@? =2HD 2?5 42CCJ @FE E96 p>6C:42? A6@A=6’D >2?52E6 7@C >2DD 56A@CE2E:@?D[” 2 sw$ DA@<6DA6CD@? E@=5 %96 r6?E6C $BF2C6 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E @? (65?6D52J] “%96 D:E6 8:G6D xrt :>>65:2E6 42A24:EJ E@ 56E2:? 2?5 C6>@G6 E9@D6 H9@ 92G6 ?@ =682= C:89E E@ C6>2:?[ AC@E64E:?8 p>6C:42? 4@>>F?:E:6D 2?5 C6DE@C:?8 E96 :?E68C:EJ @7 @FC 3@C56CD H:E9@FE H2:E:?8 J62CD 7@C ?6H 4@?DECF4E:@?]”k^Am kAmr@C6r:G:4[ @?6 @7 E96 ?2E:@?’D =2C86DE AC:G2E6 AC:D@? @A6C2E@CD[D2:5 :? 2 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4@C64:G:4]4@>^?6HD^C646?E\C62=\6DE2E6\EC2?D24E:@\2AA=6E@?\56E6?E:@?\724:=:EJQ E2C86ElQ03=2?2C<6E G2=F6]”k^Am kAm“%96 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?EVD AFC492D6 AC:46 7@C E96 !C2:C:6 r@CC64E:@?2= u24:=:EJ WpAA=6E@? s6E6?E:@? u24:=:EJX D9@F=5 36 F?56CDE@@5 :? E96 4@?E6IE @7 E96 2AAC2:D2= AC@46DD E92E 8@G6C?D 7656C2= C62= AC@A6CEJ 24BF:D:E:@?D[ H9:49 :D 56D:8?65 E@ 56E6C>:?6 @3;64E:G6 72:C >2C<6E G2=F6[” r@C6r:G:4 D2:5]k^Am kAmxE 25565 E92E E96 AC@A6CEJ’D AFC492D6 AC:46 H2D 32D65 @? :?56A6?56?E 2AAC2:D2=D 4@?5F4E65 3J 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E\9:C65 2AAC2:D6CD[ H9@ FD65 2 4@DE\32D65 >6E9@5@=@8J E92E 244@F?E65 7@C C6A=246>6?E 4@DED[ 56AC64:2E:@?[ =2?5 G2=F6 2?5 @E96C >2C<6E 724E@CD] %96 2AAC2:D2=[ H9:49 2=D@ 244@F?E65 7@C D:8?:7:42?E 724:=:EJ C6?@G2E:@?D[ H2D E96? C6G:6H65 3J E96 8@G6C?>6?E 7@C 4@>A=:2?46 H:E9 7656C2= DE2?52C5D]k^Am kAmr@C6r:G:4 2=D@ 5:C64E=J 255C6DD65 E96 5:D4C6A2?4:6D 36EH66? E96 Sfd >:==:@? 2?5 Schd]e >:==:@? ?F>36CD[ DE2E:?8 E96J >62DFC65 “EH@ 5:776C6?E E9:?8D 2E G2DE=J 5:776C6?E A@:?ED :? 2 G2=F2E:@? AC@46DD]”k^Am kAm{@42E65 23@FE E9C66 9@FCD H6DE @7 E96 %H:? r:E:6D[ pAA=6E@? s6E6?E:@? u24:=:EJ D:ED :? 2 E@H? @7 C@F89=J `[c__ C6D:56?ED] %96 %H:? r:E:6D D2H H:56DAC625 AC@E6DED 62C=:6C E9:D J62C 5FC:?8 E96 7656C2= :>>:8C2E:@? @A6C2E:@? @C6 E92? d__ ;@3D[ E9@F89 D@>6 =@42= C6D:56?ED 92G6 C2:D65 4@?46C?D 23@FE xrtVD AC6D6?46 2?5 E96 =@DD @7 AC@A6CEJ E2I C6G6?F6 7@C 3@E9 E96 4@F?EJ 2?5 4:EJ[ 2D 7656C2= AC@A6CE:6D 2C6 6I6>AE 7C@> =@42= AC@A6CEJ E2I6D]k^Am kAmsw$ D2:5 E9:D ?6H 724:=:EJ H:== 36 2 96=A7F= C6D@FC46 :? :ED :>>:8C2E:@? @A6C2E:@?D]k^Am kAm“tG6CJ 52J[ sw$ :D 4@?5F4E:?8 =2H 6?7@C46>6?E 24E:G:E:6D 24C@DD E96 4@F?ECJ E@ <66A p>6C:42?D D276[” :ED DA@<6DA6CD@? E@=5 %96 r6?E6C $BF2C6] “xE D9@F=5 ?@E 4@>6 2D ?6HD E92E xrt H:== 36 >2<:?8 2CC6DED :? DE2E6D 24C@DD E96 &]$] 2?5 6?DFC:?8 H6 92G6 C6D@FC46D E@ 42CCJ @FE !C6D:56?E %CF>A’D >:DD:@?]”k^Am