Trump officials set to expand migrant family detention at Louisiana airport
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Trump administration is expanding migrant family detention at a Louisiana airport before deportation.
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If you're an undocumented immigrant with family, you may face detention at this new facility during deportation proceedings.
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The Trump administration is expanding immigration detention operations at a rural Louisiana airport to create what officials call a "first of its kind" short-term facility for migrant families and unaccompanied children. The Alexandria airport center would house detainees in converted barracks located next to a runway before deportation. The site has already become a central node for the White House's mass deportation agenda. The facility represents a significant expansion of family detention capabilities as the administration scales up immigration enforcement operations.
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The administration is converting airport barracks into a detention center as part of mass deportation operations.
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