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Billy Ball Explains NC: ICE is expanding in North Carolina


The controversial immigration agency, ICE, plots three new facilities in North Carolina. What to know in the latest episode of Billy Ball Explains NC.

ICE is considering up to three new detention centers in North Carolina. They include a controversial, privately-owned prison in eastern NC and a former detention facility for migrant kids in Greensboro.
In the latest episode of Billy Ball Explains NC, we look at ICE’s big expansion plans and what that means for North Carolinians. Tell us in the comments what you think about ICE potentially opening new facilities in NC.

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Video created: 2026-02-11T21:11:06.412Z


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  • Billy Ball is Cardinal & Pine’s senior newsletter editor. He’s covered local, state, and national politics, government, education, criminal justice, the environment, and immigration in North Carolina for almost two decades. His reporting and commentary have earned state, regional, and national awards. He’s also the founder of The Living South, a journalism project about the most interesting people in the American South.

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