Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) –Today the Torrance County Commission approved its latest — and potentially last — month-long extension of a contract enabling U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hold immigrants at the local jail. Under the contract ICE pays Torrance County more than $2 million for costs associated with housing detainees, which is funding that the county then passes on to CoreCivic under what’s known as an “intergovernmental services agreement.” The contract has been extended until April 30th. Even after the agreement expires, county officials expect that operations at the jail, including detention of roughly 370 ICE detainees, will continue uninterrupted.
