Bradford advances ICE detention proposal

After construction and the addition of administrative and medical buildings, the first phase would house 1,000 detainees, followed by 1,000 more each in the second and third phases.

BY MARK J. CRAWFORD [email protected] County commissioners have invited ICE to consider Bradford as a warehouse location for immigrants awaiting adjudication or deportation. Two — Commissioners Carolyn Spooner and Danny Riddick — voted against advancing the proposal because of the selected location. The Douglas Building — originally acquired from the state for economic development —…

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