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Categories: POLITICS
ICE Detention Center Expansion in NC Amid Protests
Entities: GEO Group · U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina · North Carolina detention center · New York Times
Overview
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is proceeding with plans to reopen the former Rivers Correctional Institution in Winton, North Carolina, as a 1,400‑bed immigration detention center, with completion targeted for the end of 2026. The prison, closed in 2021 and owned by private‑prison operator GEO Group, would become one of the largest detention facilities on the East Coast. Internal ICE documents obtained by the New York Times detail the agreement with GEO Group to repurpose the site, while ICE has said it has no additional detention centers to announce.
State officials and activist groups continue to oppose the project. Governor Josh Stein has publicly stated he does not want the facility in the state, and the ACLU of North Carolina has highlighted past reports of violence, sexual abuse, and inadequate medical care at the site. Protests have gathered at the North Carolina General Assembly and elsewhere.
The North Carolina conversion is part of a broader federal effort to expand immigration‑detention capacity by converting existing prisons, warehouses, and other facilities rather than building new ones. This expansion proceeds despite heightened national criticism after July shootings in which ICE agents killed immigrants, prompting Democratic lawmakers to call for investigations into ICE’s recruitment and use‑of‑force policies. Demonstrators have also focused on other ICE sites, such as the Delaney detention center in New Jersey, underscoring continued public opposition to the agency’s growing detention network.
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.
- [● 3 SOURCES] ICE is expanding its detention-center network in the United States despite ongoing protests. (all)
- [● 3 SOURCES] July protests were sparked by two incidents in which ICE agents shot and killed immigrants in vehicles. (all)
- [● 3 SOURCES] ICE agents shot at a fleeing vehicle in Houston, Texas, in July. (all)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Democratic lawmakers have demanded an investigation into ICE’s recruitment practices after the shootings. (all)
- [● 3 SOURCES] A detention center in North Carolina is planned with capacity for about 1,400 detainees. (all)
- [● 3 SOURCES] The Delaney detention center in New Jersey has become a focal point for protests. (all)
- [● 3 SOURCES] ICE previously spent more than $1 billion to purchase 11 warehouse buildings for detention facilities. (all)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Before the July incidents, ICE kept a relatively low public profile after earlier shootings in Minneapolis earlier that year. (all)
Timeline
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1 day ago
[POLITICS] 3 sourcesICE detention centers expanded in the United States despite protestsICE expands U.S. detention centers despite July protests triggered by lethal shootings, with new facilities planned in North Carolina and ongoing demonstrations at the Delaney center.
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4 days ago
[POLITICS] 6 sourcesICE to convert former Rivers Correctional Institution into 1,400‑bed detention center in North CarolinaICE plans to repurpose the closed Rivers Correctional Institution in North Carolina into a 1,400‑bed immigration detention center by 2026, facing opposition from Governor Josh Stein and the ACLU.
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6 days ago
[POLITICS] 5 sourcesICE to Reopen Rivers Prison in North Carolina as Large Detention CenterICE plans to reopen the former Rivers Prison in Winton, NC, as a 1,400‑bed detention center, the state's first, amid ongoing contract talks and ACLU criticism of the facility’s past abuses.
Sources
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