Trump administration plans ICE detention at Louisiana State Penitentiary Angola
Sep 10, 2025 · New Orleans, LA
The Trump administration announced plans for ICE to detain immigrants at Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola). Freedom for Immigrants criticized the move as a tactic to coerce people into abandoning immigration cases. The organization argues immigration detention functions as an extension of America's racist prison system and disproportionately harms Black people.
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