City government officials are asking the Department of Homeland Security to respect local processes and approval norms for a planned large-scale detention facility in southwest OKC, and imploring Oklahoma’s congressional delegation for support.

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“The people of Oklahoma City deserve to be heard on decisions that will directly affect them,” [OKC Mayor David] Holt’s letter reads, calling the placing of a major detention center in a heavily populated area of the city “a matter of serious concern.”

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