U.S. officials told CBS News that the Denver area is among the next targets for stepped-up immigration arrest operations by ICE.
Washington — The U.S. military on Tuesday announced it would allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, to use a base to detain unauthorized immigrants in an area in Colorado expected to be at the center of upcoming immigration arrest operations.The Department of Defense said it approved a request from ICE for facilities inside the Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora, Colorado , to be converted into temporary staging and detention sites for migrants in the U.S.
used military aircraft to carry out deportations to Guatemala.The military's role in Mr. Trump's immigration crackdown could expand further. An internal CBP memo obtained by CBS News indicates the administration has considered sending as many as 10,000 troops to the southern border and using more military installations for migrant detention.
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