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The Miami Correctional Facility in Indiana is currently housing ICE detainees. This decision follows a recent partnership between Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Indiana Department of Correction and is part of an effort by the federal government to increase ICE detention capacity nationwide. In today’s feature report, WFHB Correspondent Zoe Moczek speaks with Miguel Avila, a representative of Indiana Assistance to Immigrants in Detention, who discusses the impact of immigration detention and policies on immigrants and their families. Avila criticized the initiative to house 1,000 detainees at the Indiana prison in addition to sharing his own personal experience of being detained for nine and a half months, highlighting the psychological trauma and legal challenges faced by immigrants. The views and opinions expressed in this interview are those of Miguel and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Indiana AID.
