(The Center Square) – California is suing U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies to stop construction of what plaintiffs say is an ICE holding facility near an agricultural city.
Blueprints show plans for some kind of federal facility, but the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said it isn't building a new detention center.
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