US EditionFederal immigration officials scout warehouses as they eye more detention space
ICE is acquiring warehouses nationwide to expand detention capacity amid rising arrests, facing local opposition and some owners withdrawing from deals, officials and advocates said.
- On Monday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement recorded a deed showing it paid $87.4 million for a nearly 520,000-square-foot warehouse in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
- The Department of Homeland Security told New Hampshire congressional delegation ICE is reviewing its detention structure and acquisition strategy to address a historic operational tempo and increasing arrests, and ICE says the sites would be 'well structured detention facilities'.
- In Orlando, private contractors and federal officials toured a 439,945-square-foot warehouse, which ICE senior advisor David Venturella called 'exploratory', while Shawn Byers said officials were scouting for a 7,500-bed site.
- Kansas City passed a five-year moratorium as officials note the federal government is generally exempt from local zoning, limiting legal options to block warehouse acquisitions.
- Project Salt Box unearthed a deed revealing the Maryland warehouse purchase, the ACLU of New Hampshire said ICE consulted on a 43-acre Merrimack site, and owners in several cities have pulled out amid pressure.
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Concerns grow over ICE plans to build mega warehouses for immigration detention
Department of Homeland Security plans to purchase and operate mega warehouses to use as immigration detention centers are raising concerns among lawmakers, local residents and government contractors.
Los Angeles Times
Independent EspañolGiven the heightened tensions surrounding federal immigration raids, some state and local officials are resisting the Trump administration's attempts to house thousands of detained immigrants in converted warehouses, private facilities, and jails in their communities.
Federal immigration officials are exploring warehouses and starting to purchase some of them to transform them into detention and processing facilities. Some warehouse owners have decided not to sell to the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) under pressure from elected officials and defenders. Some cities are issuing communiqués urging ICE to look for solutions elsewhere, and Kansas City has approved a moratorium on non-city-run deten…
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Federal immigration officials scout warehouses as they eye more detention space
Federal immigration officials are scouting warehouses and beginning to purchase some of them to transform into detention and processing facilities.
In the midst of a climate of growing tension in the United States over immigration policies, the Trump administration faces resistance from local and state authorities to their plans to expand immigration detention centers in communities across the country. By the end of December, ICE had almost twice as many detainees as at Trump’s start: more than 70,000. YOU CAN SEE: Immigrant Alert: The NEW ORDER that changes the ICE raids in Minneapolis and…
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