ICE wants to build a Kansas City detention center that could hold 10,000 people

Screenshot from the video: Kansas City leaders counter ICE plans for detention center with moratorium to block it – KCTV5 News. Article by Steve Kraske and Halle Jackson. KCUR | NPR – January 16, 2026.

Kansas City officials confirmed Thursday that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is seeking to build a detention facility in the metro. A south Kansas City location is one of a few potential sites, but city council members passed an ordinance aimed at blocking the center from opening. […]

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Video: Kansas City leaders counter ICE plans for detention center with moratorium to block it – KCTV5 News

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