"Following day, Wednesday, a big outdoor advertising company that does tons of business with that billionaire's company, advertising company called Point Blank, they send the billionaire a letter saying, hey, you know, if you help ICE build a fricking prison camp in America, in Virginia, we're never doing any business with any of your companies ever again. Well, that night back in Virginia, back in Hanover County, there's a board of supervisors meeting."
"When when they first got those local news reports that this prison camp was coming to town, that ICE wanted to build a prison camp there, those local news reports had mentioned that the local board of supervisors was, quote, set to consider the proposal and potential next steps at its next regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, January 28th, weather permitting. Well, as of Wednesday, January 28th, weather was not permitting. It was absolutely freezing, snow everywhere. The roads were completely covered in ice."
Communities in deep-red areas mobilized to oppose proposed ICE detention facilities, producing successful resistance even in counties that heavily favored President Trump. A major outdoor advertising firm, Point Blank, threatened to cut all business ties with the billionaire's companies if an ICE prison camp was built in Virginia. Hanover County's board of supervisors met on January 28 amid freezing, icy conditions; the meeting was packed with locals and featured an hours-long public comment period restricted to county residents. Hundreds voiced opposition despite the county's strong Trump margin. Some critics label the proposed facilities concentration camps; local and corporate pressure helped derail the plans.
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