CoreCivic’s detention center closed in 2021, but the corporation plans to reopen it – using it to detain undocumented immigrants awaiting deportation.
Scott Peterson, Leavenworth city manager, won’t comment directly on this case or the DOJ’s filing, but on Wednesday, he said this move won’t change the city’s approach to the legal process.
Court documents filed by the DOJ accuse Leavenworth’s city council of “unlawful and aggressive” interference with enforcement of immigration.
The City of Leavenworth is suing CoreCivic for trying to reopen the facility without acquiring the necessary permit from the city.
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For anyone in Washington state panicking, thinking they would never be able to visit their favorite Bavarian Themed town, this is not the same Leavenworth. It is in Kansas, a place you’re never gonna go, so just let those leopards feast.