Leavenworth Protest Against ICE Detention Facility Argues For Worker Safety

We want our readers to understand this one . . .

The big debate here isn't about politics but local workers standing up for their safety and demanding protection. 

Here's the latest and a bunch of stories that help to explain the sitch:

Leavenworth citizens and others from across the state have stepped forward to protest CoreCivic’s plant to reopen, speaking out through public rallies and at city meetings. City officials heard and responded. The most recent step in disagreements between the city and CoreCivic officials was a lawsuit filed March 31. The city said the company had not followed a proper permitting process to reopen.

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Community members applaud Leavenworth for suing CoreCivic over efforts to open ICE detention center

Community members held a press conference Thursday morning, thanking the city of Leavenworth for filing a lawsuit against CoreCivic for its efforts to open an ICE detention facility in town.

Former corrections workers battle CoreCivic opening Leavenworth ICE detention center

LEAVENWORTH - Around the corner from a defunct for-profit prison owned by Tennessee-based CoreCivic, Marcia Levering walked carefully across a grassy field to a podium at Ray Miller Park, aided by her cane and a friend, to speak out against the company's desire to open an ICE detention facility.

'Pretty striking': Washburn law professor unpacks Leavenworth's lawsuit against CoreCivic

A Washburn University law professor broke down the lawsuit the city of Leavenworth filed against CoreCivic after the company withdrew its application for a special use permit in March.

People rally against proposed ICE detention facility in Leavenworth

A debate over a proposed immigration detention facility in Leavenworth, Kansas, took another turn on Thursday with a group rally at a park across from the facility.

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