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The federal government has proposed more bed space in the Berks Family Residential Center a detail missing from one commissioner’s public statement last week about the center’s future.
Berks County Commissioner Chair Christian Leinbach said the proposal’s “bottom line” was the county’s willingness to continue detaining families or just women migrants. But he didn’t mention the proposal for more beds, and the possibility of more detainees.
ICE’s proposal is titled “White Paper Proposal for Additional Bed Space at the BCRC.” The 96-bed facility is also known as the Berks County Residential Center, or the BCRC.
After weeks of denying access to a letter of support from Berks County officials for a proposal about the future of the Berks County Residential Center â which triggered right-to-know requests and a lawsuit â Commissioners Chairman Christian Y. Leinbach provided some insight into the letter s contents Thursday.
Leinbach, saying he wanted to address the controversy over the letter, shared a peek into what it said.
He didn t read the letter, provide a copy of it or give an official presentation on it.
Instead, Leinbach simply offered a few comments in response to questions about the letter voiced during a public comment session at the commissioner s weekly meeting, downplaying its importance.
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The Berks County Residential Center is currently empty and activists want to hold off plans to house adults there. County commissioners praise workers at the facility for good care for