Civil rights advocates tour ICE detention centers in parish

By News Staff on Thursday, August 14, 2025
  • PROTESTORS MARCH AT LOCAL GEO DETENTION CENTER - Joseph Bryant, international executive director of SEIU (far left), was among the 300 that gathered on East Stagg Avenue in front of the local detainee center back in July of this year. (Photo by Robert Stewart, Verite News)
    PROTESTORS MARCH AT LOCAL GEO DETENTION CENTER - Joseph Bryant, international executive director of SEIU (far left), was among the 300 that gathered on East Stagg Avenue in front of the local detainee center back in July of this year. (Photo by Robert Stewart, Verite News)
    By: GREG LAROSE Louisiana Illuminator In late July, officials with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement provided access to three detention centers they operate in Louisiana to a group of about 20 civil rights advocates. Their tour included the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center, located on the former England Air Force Base in Alexandria. It’s become a conduit for individuals appre...

    Premium Content is available to subscribers only. Please login here to access content or purchase a subscription to the Ville Platte Gazette or Basile Weekly.