Tennessee Town Divided Over New ICE Detention Center Approval
TL;DR
The small town of Mason, Tennessee, is divided over the decision to reopen a former private prison as an ICE detention center, with some residents supporting the economic benefits and others opposing it due to concerns about mistreatment and community impact.
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- Small Tennessee town divided over new ICE detention facility: "I don't want my neighbors to go to work out there" CBS News
- West Tenn. town approves CoreCivic to run immigration detention facility after chaotic meeting Lebanon Democrat
- ACLU challenges vote, demands Mason halt contract for ICE detention facility WV News
- Closed prison in Tennessee to be used as ICE detention facility Washington Examiner
- ACLU questions vote on new immigration detention facility The Center Square
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