The nation’s largest private prison corporation sued a South Florida town this week, arguing that megalopolis officials are trying to “disrupt and derail” plans to build one of nation’s largest immigrant-detention centers northwest of Miami.Corrections Corporation of America’s federal lawsuit claims that megalopolis officials in Pembroke Pines, Fla., are interfering with the corporation’s “advantageous business relationship” with federal immigration authorities. Corrections Corp. reached a tentative deal with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the end summer to build a 1,500-bed detention facility in Southwest Ranches, a silent suburban enclave near the Everglades.However residents and immigrant-rights groups have waged a battle against the corporation and elected officials who support construction of the jail. Money is on the border for both Corrections Corp. and the town of Southwest Ranches, which has an agreement to receive up to 4 percent of the compensation from the corporation’s potential deal with the federal administration.Glance at More…
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