Catch & Release Revived

Franklin County MA shuts ICE detention center

Says closure was a financial, not a political, decision

Costs in FY19 were anticipated to be $124 per individual/per day for those in adult detention and $319 per individual/per day for those in family detention.

The American Civil Liberties Union called on the Biden administration to shut down 39 ICE detention facilities nationwide, including the facility in Bristol County Massachusetts run by Sheriff Thomas Hodgson, a strong supporter of former president Trump and his immigration policies.

"The number of detained people is currently lower than it’s been in two decades,” said Naureen Shah, senior advocacy and policy counsel at the ACLU.

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Biden revived the Catch and Release policy a few months ago causing an out-of-control surge at our southern border.