CoreCivic withdraws application to open as ICE facility in Leavenworth
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (KCTV) - In late February, a for-profit corrections corporation requested to reopen a dormant facility for use as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility. That application has been withdrawn.
The City of Leavenworth stated on Friday morning that it was notified CoreCivic requested to withdraw its application to re-open the facility for that purpose.
CoreCivic, located at 100 Highway Terrace in Leavenworth, Kansas, initially had an agreement with ICE to “house approximately 1,000 detained noncitizens at the MRRC (Midwest Regional Reception Center).”
The Leavenworth City Commission will meet at its next available opportunity to evaluate options and decide how to proceed.
For 30 years, CoreCivic had a contract with the US Marshals Service (USMS) to house people charged with but not yet convicted of federal crimes. It closed in 2021 when its contract expired. Earlier that year, President Joe Biden issued an executive order stopping the renewal of federal contracts for private detention centers.
Public affairs director Ryan Gustin said the facility would create approximately 300 new jobs, with an approximate starting salary of $28.50 per hour and pay property taxes and impact fees to the city.
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