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Federal order seeks major capacity increase at proposed Arizona ICE detention center
The $313 million contract awarded to convert a Surprise warehouse into a 1,500-bed ICE facility aims to expand detention capacity amid concerns over detention conditions and community impact.
- The procurement memo dated Feb. 25 asks the federal government to prepare the Marana facility to hold 775 detainees, naming Management & Training Corporation as the likely operator.
- Following Congress's $45 billion for detention, DHS/ICE says it needs more beds to meet interior enforcement and border 'decompression' goals, the procurement notice reads.
- The Marana facility was a former state prison with a documented capacity of 513 and was operated as a minimum-security prison until 2023, according to state records.
- Marana officials say the town was not a party to the federal-MTC agreement and that details have not been finalized, while local advocates warn raising capacity would be devastating for detained people.
- Advocates raise concern about detainee welfare and oversight as the ACLU notes there are no enforceable standards amid detention system growth in recent years, while deaths in custody peaked in Fiscal Year 2025.
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Federal order seeks major capacity increase at proposed Arizona ICE detention center
A former prison in Marana slated to become an immigration detention center has a capacity of 513 people, according to state documents.
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