Torrance County’s elected officials unanimously voted to extend the contract that allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to incarcerate asylum seekers at the Torrance County Detention Facility in Estancia. Commissioners Ryan Schwebach, Kevin McCall and Samuel Schropp on Wednesday morning voted in favor of allowing County Manager Janice Barela to sign an amendment extending the […] The post Torrance County Commission votes to extend ICE contract appeared first on Source New Mexico.
CW: This story includes descriptions of torture in immigrant detention and mentions of death by suicide At least three facilities operated by the private