US Customs and Border Patrol agents arrive to escort US Customs and Border Patrol Gregory Bovino from federal court in Chicago (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to set up a new “National Call Centre” in Nashville, Tennessee, to help law enforcement agencies locate unaccompanied migrant children for potential deportation, according to a federal contracting notice posted Tuesday.

ICE said there is an “immediate need” for the facility, which is expected to handle between 6,000 and 7,000 calls per day about the whereabouts of minors across the United States. The call centre is expected to be fully operational by June 2026.

The proposal is part of President Donald Trump ’s broader effort to tighten immigration enforcement, particularly targeting u

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