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The Trump administration is sending immigrants to Louisiana's Angola prison following the closure of a Florida detention center.
Gov. Jeff Landry said a renovated wing of the maximum-security prison will house up to 400 immigrants.
Senior Trump officials toured the facility, with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem suggesting its reputation might encourage "self-deportation."
Angola prison has a notorious history and is currently facing lawsuits over inmate labor conditions.
Louisiana Lockup is replacing Forida's Alligator Alcatraz as President Trump sends immigrants to the state's notorious Angola prison as part of the president's deportation escalation.
Alligator Alcatraz, a Florida detention center for ICE-arrested immigrants who may be in the U.S. illegall