The Northwest ICE Processing Center blends into its industrial surroundings.
There is a 12-foot chain-link fence separating the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma from the world outside. But you barely notice the fence. The facility, which opened in 2004 and is operated by the for-profit GEO Group, blends naturally into its surroundings: drab and gray and low-slung. Just another warehouse in an area full of them, tucked behind the Port of Tacoma.
This is a quiet and lonesome stretch. Family members idle in their cars, waiting for visiting hours. White vans silently ferry detainees in and out of the facility. The sound of trains and nearby industrial
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