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Original Date Announced
October 12, 2017ICE issues a request for information (RFI) to identify possible sites for new detention facilities near four major cities: Chicago, Detroit, St. Paul, and Salt Lake City. [ID #287]
Request for Information Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Immigration Detention Services – Multiple Areas of Responsibility (Chicago, Detroit, St. Paul, and Salt Lake City)Effective Date
October 12, 2017Subsequent Trump-Era and Court Action(s)
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May 1, 2018
ICE Responses
Following a FOIA request by the National Immigration Justice Center, ICE released responses to the request for information. Go to article on assets.documentcloud.org
Current Status
Fully in EffectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Forms and Information CollectionSubject Matter: DetentionAgencies Affected: ICE
Commentary
NGO Response to RFI “Immigration Detention Services – Multiple Areas of Responsibility”
In this letter, we provide evidence demonstrating that: 1) The vast majority of those detained pursuant to this proposed expansion will not have meaningful access to pro bono counsel; 2) Expansion of ICE’s already broken detention system will further jeopardize the lives and civil rights of those detained; and 3) Contrary to the text of the RFI, there is no public safety justification for this envisioned expansion and in fact the public would be far better served by decreasing the numbers of those detained and utilizing community-based alternatives to detention for those not released on their own recognizance. Go to article on aclu-il.org