by: Whitney Burney
IONIA, Mich. (WOOD) — Residents in Ionia County could soon see construction of a proposed federal detention facility for undocumented immigrants could
Ionia county commissioner Jack Shattuck says he received an email inquiry from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement last week expressing interest in a 106-acre lot just off M-66 near the airport.
Preliminary plans say the center would hold up to 600 men accused of violating immigration laws. It could also bring more than 200 jobs to the local economy.
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