U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says the decisions announced Friday reinforce a commitment by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to review detention facilities to determine whether they are humane, meet applicable standards and are a responsible use of funding.
The agency said it will also limit its use of the Glades County Detention Center in Moore Haven, Florida; the Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, Louisiana; and the Alamance County Detention Facility in Graham, North Carolina.
WBRC spoke to Etowah County Sheriff Jonathon W. Horton. Sheriff said he wasn’t aware of the decision, and it wasn’t expected.has passed all inspections since then. Horton also said they are currently housing ICE detainees and expect more next week.
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