US seeks to turn deportations into an efficient business 'like Amazon'
SARA CLINE and KATE BRUMBACK
Associated Press
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The Department of Homeland Security’s ICE detention facility is shown March 21 in Jena, La. The world's largest immigration detention system is on the cusp of significant growth as President Donald Trump pursues mass deportations.
Stephen Smith, Associated Press
An aerial view of the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Facility on April 8 in Jena, La.
Gerald Herbert, Associated Press
An aerial view of the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Facility in Jena, La.
Gerald Herbert, Associated Press
The Central Louisiana ICE processing facility in Jena, La., where Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil is being held, is shown April 8.
Stephen Smith, Associated Press
The Department of Homeland Security’s ICE detention facility is shown in Jena, La.
JENA, La. — Amid rural Louisiana's crawfish farms, towering pine trees and cafes serving po'boys, nearly 7,000 people are waiting at immigration detention centers to learn whether they will be expelled from the United States.
The Department of Homeland Security’s ICE detention facility is shown March 21 in Jena, La. The world's largest immigration detention system is on the cusp of significant growth as President Donald Trump pursues mass deportations.