""I think for a really long time, people were able to turn the other way, or maybe ignore it. But with the new centers potentially in many Americans' backyards, it's hard to ignore," Nanci Palacios, Organizing and Membership Director of Detention Watch Network, tells Axios."
"In a red pocket of Maryland, a judge ruled in mid-April that DHS failed to properly evaluate the environmental impacts of a proposed site and that the facility - meant to hold thousands of people - could strain local sewers."
"In Social Circle, Georgia - where residents overwhelmingly voted for Trump in 2024 - residents protesting a proposed facility say it could triple the town's population and overwhelm local infrastructure."
"In Florida, 'Alligator Alcatraz' continues to face backlash from environmental and Indigenous groups, who say it pollutes the ecosystem and subjects detainees to 'torture' and 'inhumane' conditions."
Protesters at the No Kings events express strong opposition to immigration enforcement, demanding the cancellation of warehouse detention plans and rejecting public funding for migrant detention. They seek transparency and community consent before any detention-related initiatives proceed. ICE's expansion, fueled by significant funding, aims to add thousands of beds and new facilities, facing resistance even in conservative areas. Local communities are concerned about the environmental impacts and infrastructure strain caused by these proposed detention centers.
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