Immigration
May 8, 2009
Facility Idle as Detainee Space Runs Out
Nearly two years after it was abruptly shuttered, the Terminal Island Federal Detention Center sits idle. Its future use is uncertain as federal officials reassess the financial and political costs of such facilities.
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - Nearly two years after it was abruptly shuttered, the San Pedro Service Processing Center on Terminal Island sits idle. Its future use as an immigration detention center is uncertain as federal officials reassess the financial and political costs of such facilities. Last month, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano called for a review of detention practices, inc...
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