Choctaw Nation purchases former Big Lots facility in Durant following ICE's alleged interest in building

Choctaw Nation purchases former Big Lots facility in Durant following ICE's alleged interest in building

The Choctaw Nation has purchased the former Big Lots facility in Durant, several months after city officials said they believed that the Department of Homeland Security was interested in the building.In a Facebook post dated in November, city officials said they had reason to believe that DHS was considering turning the facility into a detention center, but no one from DHS had reached out at that point.The Choctaw Nation's Tribal Council soon ap…