Sunday Links: Japanese American Activists Lead Protest Against Proposed ICE Center at FCI Dublin
Briefly

A protest occurred in Dublin with hundreds attending, led by Japanese American activists opposing the conversion of FCI Dublin into an ICE detention center. The protesters highlighted connections to the abusive legacy of WWII internment and vowed to prevent history from repeating itself. Concurrently, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced potential plans for military bases in Indiana and New Jersey to serve as detention facilities to increase immigrant detention capacity significantly. Separate incidents included a car racing event in San Francisco and a child's death in a DUI-related collision in Napa.
Hundreds showed up to a protest in Dublin Saturday led by Japanese American activists and allies against the proposed conversion of FCI Dublin into an ICE detention center.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Congress that military bases in Indiana and New Jersey could soon be used to detain immigrants, aiming to expand capacity from 60,000 to 100,000 detention beds.
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