Leavenworth Loves MAGA But Stands Against Private ICE Lockup

Credit where it's due . . . This report is competent and attempts to explain an important issue:

CONCERN FOR SAFETY NOT IMMIGRATION POLICY DOMINATE LOCAL OPPOSITION AGAINST AN IMPENDING ICE FACILITY!!! 

Here's the word . . .

"CoreCivic’s plans have attracted opposition from former employees, as well as the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas. William Rogers, a Wyandotte County resident and former prison guard who worked at CoreCivic’s Leavenworth facility from 2016-2020, has previously told The Star that chronic understaffing precipitated rampant drug use and an environment of violence in the private prison when it was last open."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Why a Trump-friendly Kansas town is rebuking plan for an ICE detention center

Trump's audacious deportation campaign - and Leavenworth's potential role in the effort - has divided the area as the possible local consequences of detaining large numbers of people have come into focus.