Episode
Feds propose housing ICE detainees in western Minnesota private prison
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- Minnesota Today
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- Jun 5, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 277
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Summary
The Department of Homeland Security has posted a proposed contract for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to use a private prison facility in western Minnesota to hold up to 1,600 immigrant detainees. That’s according to a contract proposal issued Thursday that seeks to use Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton, owned by CoreCivic. Gov. Tim Walz has requested the extradition of a Texas ICE agent to Minnesota to face assault charges related to the shooting of a man in Minneapolis during the federal enforcement surge. Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.