Controversial ICE Facilities Move Forward

from The Weekend Hosted by Eugene Daniels, Jackie Alemany, Jonathan Capehart, Representative Terri Sewell, Andrea Flores, Ofirah Yheskel, Matthew Bartlett

May 17, 2026; 9am: ICE is moving forward with its plan to convert warehouses across the country into mass immigration detention centers despite active lawsuits from multiple states. Just this week, a Georgia town of fewer than 5,500 people sued the Department of Homeland Security to stop a facility for 10,000 detainees from opening in their backyard. Andrea Flores, a former DHS official in the Obama administration, joins “The Weekend” to discuss. For more, follow us on social media: Bluesky: @theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social Instagram: @theweekendmsnbc TikTok: @theweekendmsnbc To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts.

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