US EditionDHS pauses new immigrant warehouse purchases amid review of Noem-era contracts
The department is reviewing contracts after spending $1.074 billion on 11 sites and says already acquired facilities will keep moving forward.
- The Department of Homeland Security paused plans to purchase additional warehouses for immigrant detention yesterday, according to two senior DHS officials, allowing new Secretary Markwayne Mullin time to review inherited policies and existing contracts.
- Mullin inherited a $38.3 billion expansion plan from former Secretary Kristi Noem designed to boost detention capacity to 92,000 beds through acquiring eight large centers and 16 regional facilities, supporting President Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda.
- Federal acquisitions have already totaled $1.074 billion for 11 warehouse sites across eight states, though community opposition in Kansas City, Missouri and elsewhere scuttled eight additional planned deals.
- While new warehouse purchases remain paused, development continues on the 11 already-acquired facilities, though officials stated these sites are undergoing scrutiny as part of the transition to Mullin's leadership.
- Mullin pledged during his confirmation hearing to "work with community leaders" and "be good partners," signaling a potential shift from the previous administration's approach of bypassing local input on detention facility placement.
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DHS to ‘scrutinize’ purchase of N.J. warehouse for ICE detention center
A little over a month after President Donald Trump’s administration purchased a 470,000-square-foot warehouse in Roxbury that it plans to turn into a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is pausing the purchase of new warehouses intended to house immigrants.
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DHS pauses new immigrant warehouse purchases amid review of Noem-era contracts
Homeland Security is pausing plans to buy new warehouses for immigrant detention as it reviews contracts signed under former secretary Kristi Noem.
U.S. Homeland Security Halts New Warehouse Purchases for Immigrant Detention
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has put a temporary stop to acquiring additional warehouses for immigrant detention, as reported by NBC News, citing two DHS officials. Currently, the focus is on developing facilities that have already been acquired for this purpose.
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