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Minnesota ICE detention facility opens after $496M federal purchase
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(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.
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The privately owned, 1,600-bed prison had sat vacant for 16 years before it was offered to the state of Minnesota for $75 million in 2025, according to documents obtained by local media.
(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.
A long vacant 1,600 bed prison has begun receiving ICE detainees after a $495.6 million federal purchase, drawing scrutiny because Minnesota declined a $75 million offer for the same property just one year earlier.
