Arizona AG Demands Answers on Proposed Surprise ICE Facility

Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar Presses DHS for Detailed Answers on Planned ICE Facility in Surprise

U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ09) has formally requested detailed information from the Department of Homeland Security regarding a planned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Surprise, Arizona. In a Feb. 4 letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Gosar submitted 15 written questions seeking clarity on the selection, operation, funding, timeline, and community impact of the proposed facility, as previously reporte…

Arizona AG demands answers on proposed Surprise ICE facility

Arizona’s attorney general is challenging a federal plan to transform a massive Surprise warehouse into an immigration detention center.

Mayes considers public nuisance lawsuit to stop 1,500-bed ICE detention center in Surprise

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes addresses the crowd at the Arizona Capitol during the No Kings protest on Oct. 18, 2025, in Phoenix, Ariz. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Arizona Mirror Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes says she’s weighing whether to take the Trump administration to court to stop an immigration detention center from being built in Surprise.  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security last month purchased a massive 418,400-squa…