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Lebanon council and residents push for answers after unconfirmed reports of ICE facility
Summary
Residents urged city action after social-media reports and a third-party map suggested ICE purchased land for a detention facility in Lebanon; mayor and councilors say no federal office has directly contacted the city and staff continue to investigate.
Residents and councilors pressed the Lebanon City Council on Feb. 17 after online reports and a community mapping project suggested U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had purchased property for a detention facility in the city. Several speakers at the public-comment portion urged officials to investigate and to stop the plan if it is real.
John Thurston, a resident and Wilson County Democratic Executive Committee member, told the council he opposes any ICE facility in Lebanon and drew historical…
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