Kansas City Mayor & Council Block Permits For ICE Detention Facility

After our discussion this morning . . . We roundup reporting on inevitability and local clap back against ICE . . .

The basics . . . Like it or not . . . 

MAYOR Q & COUNCIL PICKED SIDES & PUSH BACK AGAINST ICE!!!

Leavenworth has fought an extensive legal battle with ICE and not only delayed the facility but also earned a bit more courtroom clarity on neighborhood zoning. 

And so . . .

We look to the Mayor's statement on FB and follow-up reporting regarding an issue that our TKC blog community raise FIRST . . . Check-it:  

"Today, Kansas City took action to center our community’s priorities in future development. A five-year moratorium on mass detention facilities ensures our focus stays on building businesses, homes, and schools, not large-scale detention centers . . . 

"This comes after reports that Kansas City is being considered for a mass detention facility that could hold up to 10,000 people."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Mayor Q On FB: "Kansas City has blocked permits and approvals for non-municipal detention facilities through January 15, 2031."

KCUR: Hours after ICE toured a Kansas City warehouse, council blocks federal detention center permits 

KC Star: KC Mayor Lucas on ICE actions: Fear is ‘antithetical of what America is all about’

KSHB: Kansas City, Missouri, passes 5-year ban prohibiting non-municipal detention facilities

KCTV5: Kansas City leaders take action to block federal ICE detention facility

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