Later in the story:
ICE officials on Tuesday announced plans to shutter the Artesia facility, which is one of three that currently houses illegal immigrant families. They are planning a new facility in Dilley, Texas, that could eventually house up to 2,400 parents and children.
The ABQ Journal reports:
About 450 detainees, many of whom arrived at the U.S. border from Central America over the summer, are currently housed at a temporary holding area awaiting deportation or asylum at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Artesia, according to ICE.
The federal immigration agency is expanding its detention capacity for adults with children at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley and will move most of the detainees there. The law enforcement training center in Artesia, commonly known as FLETC, will return to normal operations next month.
Detention center in Artesia to close
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