The Biden administration will extend a contract for a controversial, privately run Immigration and Customs Enforcement jail in the face of pressure from unions to keep the facility open.

The Teamsters and the National Federation of Federal Employees have lobbied lawmakers and President Joe Biden directly in recent weeks not to close the Adelanto ICE Processing Center after the current contract expires in February, as urged by Democratic lawmakers and immigration activists.

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