Subscribe
Crime

Closed prison in Tennessee to be used as ICE detention facility

By Anna Giaritelli
Published
Add Washington Examiner on Google

A closed prison in Tennessee has been approved as the latest state facility to be repurposed into a detention facility for illegal immigrants who have been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“Tennessee: Contracts approved for ICE to reopen a closed prison as an immigration detention facility,” the White House’s Rapid Response 47 account posted on X Wednesday morning.

Print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account
Digital subscriber? Click here to login/register your account.

Full midterm coverage.Deeper analysis.

Get unlimited access to Washington Examiner's reporting, expert analysis, and coverage of the midterm elections.

Get Unlimited Access

Cancel anytime.

Tag:

Department of Homeland Security Deportation ICE Illegal Immigrants Immigration Police and Law Enforcement Tennessee Trump Administration