U.S. plans to close, scale back four immigrant detention centers, document shows

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : The measures are likely to spark criticism from Republicans who have said the Biden is encouraging illegal immigration, pointing to record numbers of migrant arrests at the U.S.-Mexico border, which are expected to rise further this year.
45% : According to the document, ICE will discontinue the use of the Etowah County Detention Center in Gadsden, Alabama, saying it had "long been a facility of serious concern, due to the quantity, severity, diversity and persistence of deficiencies identified during facility inspections."
45% : ICE is currently detaining nearly 22,000 immigrants at facilities across the country.
40% : ICE did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
39% : The document said ICE would also be reducing the "guaranteed minimum" number of beds contracted at the Alamance County Detention Facility in North Carolina and the Winn Correctional Center in Louisiana, citing in part a reduced number of detainees.
23% : WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning to close a troubled detention center in Alabama and will significantly scale back the number of beds contracted at three other facilities, citing concerns about conditions, according to an internal government document seen by Reuters.

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