The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is racing to build migrant tent camps nationwide, aiming to expand detention capacity from 40,000 to 100,000 beds by year-end.
The ICE is prioritizing large-scale tent facilities at military bases and ICE jails, including the sites in Texas, Colorado, Indiana, and New Jersey.
Officials of the U.S. Homeland Security have expressed the preference for detention centers run by Republican states and local governments rather than private prison companies.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said last week that she was talking with five Republican-led states. Several states are using Alligator Alcatraz as a model for how they build detention sites, she said.
Early this month, the U.S. Senate passed a budget reconciliation bill that includes a fund of 45 billion U.S. dollars for building new immigration detention centers.
US to expand detention capacity to 100,000 beds by year-end
The Republic of Korea (ROK) and China should cherish the historical experience of jointly resisting aggression and continue to work together for a prosperous future, said ROK President Lee Jae Myung.
At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Lee will pay a state visit to China from Jan 4 to 7. It will be Lee's first visit to China since he took office last year.
In an interview with China Media Group (CMG) in Seoul on Wednesday, Lee said that humanity must learn from the past to prevent the tragedy of war from repeating itself.
"While pursuing their own national interests to the fullest extent, countries must not harm the national interests of others, but should coexist peacefully. The act of invading other countries and massacring their people for one's own benefit must never be repeated. History of humanity often repeats itself, therefore we must learn from the past. In this regard, I believe the historical experience of ROK and China in resisting aggression and fighting together is invaluable. Of course, while historical experience is important, we cannot remain stuck in the past. For a better future for the people of both countries, we need to continuously explore possibilities for working together towards the future," said the president.
ROK president calls for learning lesson from anti-aggression history
ROK president calls for learning lesson from anti-aggression history
