
ICE to close Calif. facility able to hold 2,000 illegal immigrants amid ongoing crisis: sources
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The Biden administration will soon close an ICE detention facility in Adelanto, Calif., multiple sources told Fox News Digital -- just as the administration is seeking money for more detention.
But that order is still in place, despite the COVID-19 emergency declaration having ended earlier this year and similar facilities -- including in the area -- having expanded capacity. While able to house nearly 2,000 detainees, only a handful of immigrants live there. Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
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Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., has led the charge to expand the facility’s intake, urging both ICE and recently the DOJ, urging them to pursue "all available avenues" to lift the prohibition on more detainees.