Biden admin settles lawsuit to reopen mass ICE detention site rolling the red carpet out for Trump, liberals gripe
The Biden administration just settled a lawsuit to fully reopen the largest private migrant detention center in the US — “rolling the red carpet’’ out for President-elect Trump’s mass deportation plan, liberal critics say.There are currently just three detainees being held at the 1,940-bed Adelanto ICE Processing Center about 80 miles northeast of Los Angeles, according to ICE data.That’s because the massive facility has been under a judge’s order since 2020 blocking it from taking in more detainees thanks to a lawsuit concerning the spread of COVID there.But with the recent settlement with the Democratic White House, the facility is expected to now fully open — a move blasted by migrant-rights lawyers as playing into Trump’s hands.The agreement just has to be signed off on by a judge.“Well F–k, what can I say, Biden Admin and DOJ are rolling the red carpet for Trump’s deportation machine,” wrote California-based immigration lawyer Nicolette Glazer in an X post — adding to The Post that the settlement is “bad news.”Hardeep Sull, director at the American Immigration Lawyers Association, said on X, “Now that is a way to mess with Christmas Eve Eve! Biden’s legacy against people!” The move could very well end up opening the door for Trump’s mass deportations.In a recent interview with The Post, Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, said he is putting together a plan “to get far more detention capability” before illegal migrants can ultimately be deported from the US, citing the Adelanto COVID order in the chat.In a 2023 letter to ICE, Rep.
Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.), whose district houses Adelanto, said the facility is “fully funded” by “taxpayer resources” despite holding just a handful of migrants and despite Biden lifting the national coronavirus emergency.“The Administration declared the COVID-19 emergency over on May 11th of this year.The federal government’s reliance on ‘catch and release’ has forced stat...