Leavenworth, Kansas, Relents and Will Allow a Private Prison to Reopen and House Immigrants TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas town known for its prisons is allowing a shuttered private prison to reopen and ...

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (KCTV) - A company claims the city of Leavenworth violated its constitutional right to open a facility to hold people arrested by Customs and Immigration Enforcement, or ICE, agents.

KSHB 41 reporter Rachel Henderson covers neighborhoods in Wyandotte and Leavenworth counties. She has done multiple stories on the battle between the City of Leavenworth and CoreCivic. Share your ...

An ICE spokesperson wouldn’t say how many detainees are currently at the MRRC or how many have gone through the facility since it reopened.

Protesters gather March 10, 2026, outside Leavenworth City Hall to encourage city commissioners to vote against a permit that allows private prison company CoreCivic to reopen in the community. (Photo ...

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (KCTV) - On Tuesday, the Leavenworth City Commission considered an ordinance allowing a special use permit for CoreCivic to operate an ICE detention center in town. Ahead of the ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The private prison firm CoreCivic Corp. has filed for a special use permit to operate in the city of Leavenworth. CoreCivic is trying to reopen its private prison for illegal ...

The Trump administration’s budget bill authorizes $45 billion for more detention centers like the one CoreCivic plans in Leavenworth, Kansas. Groups around Kansas City have organized demonstrations ...

KSHB 41 reporter Rachel Henderson covers neighborhoods in Wyandotte and Leavenworth counties. Share your story idea with Rachel. A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday that private prison company ...

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (KCTV) - A special use permit application has been filed by CoreCivic in an attempt to operate a detention center in Leavenworth. The City of Leavenworth announced Monday that it ...