ICE detainees transferred from Sioux Falls jail to make room for Prairie Thunder arrests
Sep 12, 2025 · Sioux Falls, SD
The first state-funded Prairie Thunder saturation patrol resulted in 44 felony drug arrests in Sioux Falls. Federal inmates including ICE detainees had to be moved from Minnehaha County Jail to other facilities to make room. U.S. Marshals and ICE transported 35 people to other regional facilities.
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