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New Facility at Louisiana Airport to Hold Immigrant Children and Families
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- A new 528-bed facility for immigrant children and families is set to open soon at England Airpark in Louisiana, significantly expanding the Trump administration’s busiest deportation hub.
- The site, converted from Air Force barracks and supplemented with prefabricated structures, will house immigrants awaiting removal from the U.S., more than doubling current capacity.
- Local officials expect the facility to open within two to three weeks, with intake, medical, and other personnel already present on-site.
- Alexandria International Airport is a major deportation hub, accounting for roughly 30% of all U.S. deportation flights, with flight numbers expected to increase in 2024 and 2025.
- Louisiana already has a large immigration detention system, with at least nine centers primarily operated by private, for-profit prison companies under federal contracts.
