# Feds propose housing ICE detainees in western Minnesota private prison

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Podcast: [Minnesota Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/minnesota-today-413993)
Published: 2026-06-05T21:10:04+00:00
Episode link: https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2026/06/05/minnesotatodaypm
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## Resource

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.

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