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Planned ICE warehouse jail draws huge crowd at Oakwood City Council meeting

A crowd attended an Oakwood City Council meeting Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, at Oakwood City Hall to protest an ICE jail that may be built in the town. - photo by Scott Rogers

02102026 OAKWOODICE 1.jpg — A crowd attended an Oakwood City Council meeting Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, at Oakwood City Hall to protest an ICE jail that may be built in the town. - photo by Scott Rogers

Area residents packed Oakwood City Hall Monday night to voice outrage that federal officials are moving to turn a local warehouse into an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement jail.