ICE's building boom and the communities fighting back

About this episode

The episode discusses the expansion of ICE facilities in the South and the community resistance against these developments.

Flush with billions of dollars from federal funding, Immigration and Customs Enforcement is expanding its permanent presence on the ground by opening field offices and creating new detention centers. A majority of these divisive ICE projects are happening in the South, including several proposed facilities in North Carolina. But communities, from large metropolitan areas to rural small towns, are pushing back. Featuring: Aaron Sánchez-Guerra , race, class & communities Reporter at WUNC News Cal Bryant, editor at the Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald Eric Westervelt , senior editor-correspondent at NPR Links: WUNC News: From rural towns to urban centers, proposed ICE detention facilities face local opposition NPR: Mapping ICE's expanding footprint, and the communities fighting back Cover photo: Lifelong Ahoskie, North Carolina resident Kim Hoggard participates in a protest on Saturday, March 14, 2026 against a proposed immigration detention facility in Hertford County. Credit: Aaron Sánchez-Guerra See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Guests: Aaron Sánchez-Guerra, Cal Bryant, Eric Westervelt

Topics covered

• ICE expansion
• community opposition
• detention centers
• federal funding
• local activism

Keywords

• ICE
• detention facilities
• community protest
• federal funding
• North Carolina

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WUNC News, NPR

Places: North Carolina, Hertford County

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