Thread: ICE wants an alien detention facility in Chicago metropolitan area

ICE wants an alien detention facility in Chicago metropolitan area

Fri, 2012-12-07 05:10 PM By: Jacob Goodwin

ICE wants a detention facility in Chicago area

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE, is gathering information about a possible new or existing building somewhere in the greater Chicago metropolitan area in which it could house more than 700 adult detainees involved in removal proceedings.

In a Request for Information (RFI) published on Dec. 6, ICE says it wants to hear from potential suppliers of the building, equipment, personnel and services.

“Interested parties may consider existing facilities, newly constructed facilities, or a combination of the two where one can augment support services, such as: food, maintenance, laundry, utilities, and dental/medical/mental health as a way of minimizing construction costs, build-out time, and operational expenses,” said ICE’s notice.

The facility should be able to accommodate 660 male detainees, 48 female detainees, and have room for 80 additional individuals in “mental health” and “administrative segregation” units, ICE added.

The site should have holding rooms and a processing area to support a minimum of 150 aliens, and should offer back-up emergency generators, outdoor and indoor recreational areas, a law library and space for visitations.

The ideal facility will be located within a 60-minute drive of the ICE Chicago field office, which is located at 101 West Congressional Parkway, Chicago, IL 60605. In addition, the facility should be located within a 30-minute drive of a “general acute care hospital” and a 90-minute drive of an airport that has been approved by ICE’s air operations unit.

“A key goal of Immigration Detention Reform is to create a civil detention system that is not penal in nature,” explains the ICE RFI.

Prospective providers of this building and these services are asked to supply their capabilities information to ICE by Jan. 18, 2013. Further information is available from Musa Kamara, a contract specialist, at 202-732-2516 or musa.kamara@dhs.gov.

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/27990?c=state_local_security

That should bring some revenue in for the Chicago machine - Pork?

Originally Posted by Newmexican

That should bring some revenue in for the Chicago machine - Pork?

Or maybe they need it because they ave many more of these planned?

ICE arrests 31 during 2-day operation targeting criminal aliens, immigration fugitives in Chicago area

@ http://www.alipac.us/f12/ice-arrests...itives-268522/