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Why this rural town wants an ICE facility


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The Trump administration is planning to pour more than $38 billion into warehouses for mass immigrant detention. While some communities are starting to push back, one rural town has agreed to expand its detention facility. On today’s show, we visit a small town in Georgia to learn about the trade-offs of becoming a detention town. 

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How well are ICE’s 12,000 new officers being trained?
How ICE crackdowns are affecting the workforce 

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