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Senator Wicker Fights ICE Detention Center in Byhalia

2/5/2026

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Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) opposes the plan by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to convert a Byhalia warehouse into an ICE detention center, arguing the infrastructure cannot support 8,500 detainees.
The site is intended for economic development and job creation in Marshall County, but protests raise public-safety concerns.
Senator Wicker urges Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to reconsider the plan, citing negative impacts on local resources and growth.

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Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) opposes the plan by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to convert a Byhalia warehouse into an ICE detention center, arguing the infrastructure cannot support 8,500 detainees.
The site is intended for economic development and job creation in Marshall County, but protests raise public-safety concerns.
Senator Wicker urges Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to reconsider the plan, citing negative impacts on local resources and growth.