KC Activists Justified In 'Concentration Camp' Tag Against ICE Facilities?!?

Probably not . . .

But that's the language they're using . . .

Here's a double take at a recent estimation of a proposed local facility in Leavenworth . . .  

 "This dystopian ICE facility, fueled by political lobbying and blood money, echoes the horrors of history’s concentration camps."

But that's not just local Internets chatter . . . 

Alleged "concentration camp sentiments are shared by MSNBC broadcasters and Democratic Party leaders . . . Here's a more widely read column on the topic . . . 

"The U.S. is expanding on its own concentration camp legacy. We’re seeing other clues that police-state tactics are intensifying in America. Masked agents in unmarked cars or without warrants who refuse to show IDs are sweeping people off the street. Some who vanish reemerge; others have been effectively disappeared . . . The history of this kind of detention underlines that it would be a mistake to think the current cruelties are the endpoint. America is likely just getting started."

And all of that brings us to a local court case and advocacy throughout the region . . . Check-it: 

Arguments were made about formalizing the written language of that temporary injunction.

A CoreCivic attorney also argued it should be tossed out altogether.

“This is a routine board of zoning appeals issue, and the city has provided no response to this court, why that wouldn’t be the case here,” said Taylor Concannon Hausmann, CoreCivic’s attorney.

“CoreCivic is about to operate a jail or prison within the city limits. Number two, they don’t have a permit to do so,” Joe Hatley, an attorney for the city of Leavenworth, argued in court.

A special use permit would require public hearings.

Spectators in the gallery openly opposed CoreCivic’s plans.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

Kansas judge hears arguments over CoreCivic's attempt to house ICE detainees in Leavenworth

A courtroom packed with people listened to arguments involving a private company's plans to bring Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, detainees to its Leavenworth facility.

Judge to decide whether to reconsider previous ruling on ICE detention center in Leavenworth

A Leavenworth County judge will decide whether to reconsider his previous ruling temporarily barring CoreCivic from opening an ICE detention center in Leavenworth without a special use permit.

Developing . . .