Legal immigrants can apply for jobs at the center.
Hundreds of people gathered at a public meeting in opposition to a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility proposed in northern Indiana.
More than 300 people attended the meeting Thursday in Elkhart to voice their concerns of the potential 1,240-bed facility. The meeting follows a November protest in Goshen.
Residents said the ICE detainee center will drive away a large portion of the population. They also said it could increase county’s workforce shortage.
“I know I’ve talked to family in Mexico and they come here with a visa and they are like, wow, you are going to have immigration there when we told them. They are scared of it too,” said Rafael Correa, who attended the meeting.