Under mounting pressure from immigrant rights leaders, Santa Ana officials announced last year their plan to end a contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to house immigration detainees. This week, ICE officials beat them to the punch. Federal officials notified the city on Thursday that the immigration agency intends to terminate its detention contract in 90 days. As of Feb. 23, immigration officials housed 74 immigration detainees at the facility, Kice said. The decision by ICE left immigrant rights activists rejoicing and has forced city officials to accelerate their plans.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 24, 2017 22:16 UTC