Trump admin plans new ICE holding facility near Louisiana deportation flight hub

The Trump administration plans to open a 528-bed ICE holding facility near Alexandria International Airport in Louisiana, positioning it as a 'staging area' to expedite deportations of families and unaccompanied children. The facility, operated by a nonprofit arm of LaSalle Corrections, is located near the nation's largest deportation flight hub, which handled over 4,400 immigration enforcement flights in the past year.