Haitians crossing illegally into the U.S. via the Mexican border could wind up in an Ohio prison under a federal plan to accommodate them pending immigration hearings. The Department of Homeland Security is negotiating with the operators of the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center to lease space to house an anticipated influx of Haitian illegal immigrants, according to the Wall Street Journal. The proposed use of the prison, which is operated by private company CoreCivic, has met opposition in the Buckeye State. “Incarcerating thousands of immigrants in a private prison before deporting them is unjust and allowing a corporation to profit from it is a travesty,” said Mike Brickner, senior policy director of the ACLU of Ohio, said in a statement. Related Image Expand / Contract One location currently being considered is the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center in Youngstown.

Source: Fox News November 04, 2016 13:21 UTC