CoreCivic argues to overturn injunction keeping it from housing ICE detainees

By: Morgan Chilson

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: February 10, 2026

Words: 698

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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TOPEKA — CoreCivic argued Tuesday for the right to begin holding prisoners in its closed Leavenworth facility, even as the company is working through a local permit process that could make the court case irrelevant.

CoreCivic challenged an injunction in the Kansas Court of Appeals that was made last year by the Leavenworth County District Court. The injunction kept the private prison from taking detainees from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement while CoreCivic and the …

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