NH Delegation Wants Noem To Respond To Merrimack On ICE Processing Center; Candlelight Vigil in Goffstown

NH governor said she asked White House about ICE facility in Merrimack, but ‘did not get an answer’ • Rhode Island Current

Demonstrators gather outside Merrimack Town Hall Thursday, Jan. 8, for a protest of reported plans to put an ICE facility in Merrimack. (Photo by William Skipworth/New Hampshire Bulletin)New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte, speaking to reporters Wednesday, said her team asked the White House and the Department of Homeland Security about reports that an immigration detention center is planned for Merrimack. Ayotte said there was no confirmation that …

Ayotte said she asked White House about ICE facility in Merrimack, but ‘did not get an answer’

Demonstrators gather outside Merrimack Town Hall Thursday, Jan. 8, for a protest of reported plans to put an ICE facility in Merrimack. (Photo by William Skipworth/New Hampshire Bulletin)Gov. Kelly Ayotte, speaking to reporters Wednesday, said her team asked the White House and the Department of Homeland Security about reports that an immigration detention center is planned for Merrimack. Ayotte said there was no confirmation that the federal go…

NH Delegation Wants Noem To Respond To Merrimack On ICE Processing Center; Candlelight Vigil in Goffstown

On Wednesday, New Hampshire’s all-Democrat Congressional delegation sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security asking Secretary Kristi Noem to “swiftly acknowledge and respond to concerns expressed by the Merrimack Town Council regarding reports Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to establish a new processing center in the town.”  The Merrimack Town Council is opposed to such a facility. Leaked documents show it would be a…

Ayotte tells Trump, DHS that Merrimack should weigh in on potential ICE facility

Ayotte told reporters Wednesday that the federal government has not confirmed a leaked draft plan to convert a warehouse into a 1,500 person immigrant detention facility.