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South Bay leaders announce strategy to restrict private detention centers
['Marianne Favro', 'Scott Budman']
News – NBC Bay Area
On Wednesday, Bay Area city and county leaders announced a new strategy to try to keep detention centers out of the region.
Bay Area Congressman Sam Liccardo says it's part of a so-called tool kit he established.
While federal law supersedes state and local rules, leaders here hope the new approach may offer a legal loophole to keep detention centers out.
NBC Bay Area reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for a comment.
In response, DHS issued a statement, saying, “We have no plans for new detention centers in the Silicon Valley region to announce at this time.”