The City Council of Leavenworth "Prison Central" KS overrode the wishes of their citizens and voted to let a private prison company (Core Civic) re-open one of its previously closed prison facilities to be used as an ICE concentration camp.
This location is basically ready to go and very convenient to the KCI airport, so #DHS wound up getting a much better deal than the warehouse location in south KCMO they tried and failed to buy a few months ago. Of course I'm sure they'll still want to have even more camps in the area.
>Members voted 4-1 to approve a three-year permit with conditions that set minimum staffing levels, ban the housing of minors and provide for a city oversight committee.
>“If they don’t follow those guidelines, we can pull the permit,” Mayor Nancy Bauder said before the vote.<
Oh you believe they'll follow those "guidelines", do you?
>City Commissioner Holly Pittman said
“I will not gamble the financial stability of this city,” she said before voting yes. “Let me be clear: Approval does not mean endorsement.”<
Oh really? Let's check dictionary.com:
>endorsement: 1) approval or sanction.
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https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article315001529.html
More details: https://apnews.com/article/immigrant-detention-leavenworth-corecivic-kansas-d9b40c898406851fdd14a3c0708b50c3
#ICE #ConcentrationCamp #Kansas