Taxpayers still on hook for COVID-shuttered ICE facility amid objections by blue state lawmaker
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is again extending the evaluation of a mostly-shuttered detention center, and taxpayers remain on the hook.
The facility in Adelanto, California, can house nearly 2,000 inmates but was blocked by a September 2020 court order in response to a lawsuit from immigrant activists calling for fewer inmates due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
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Despite the COVID-19 emergency expiring last year, the facility has yet to re-open and has only a handful of inmates living there. Fox News Digital reported in November that the facility was expected to close in December, but ICE then launched a 60-day task order to evaluate the effect of ongoing litigation, the costs of maintenance and the operational requirements.
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