NOEM TO UNVEIL ICE ENFORCEMENT PUSH IN TWIN CITIES AS 1,600-BED CORECIVIC DETENTION PLAN LOOMS

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem will hold a press conference in the Twin Cities to discuss ICE operations amid a broader federal push to ramp up urban enforcement and expand detention capacity. Reporting ties the visit to ongoing talks with CoreCivic to reopen Appleton’s Prairie Correctional Facility as a 1,600-bed ICE detention center, drawing planned protests outside the Whipple Building. The announcement is timely and signals potential operational escalation in Minnesota connected to a national strategy using private prison capacity.