US EditionHere's where ICE is buying up warehouses to make detention centers
The agency plans to turn vacant industrial buildings into facilities that can hold thousands of people as it accelerates its deportation push.
- Since January, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has purchased at least 11 massive warehouses across eight states as part of a $38.3 billion plan to overhaul its detention network and accelerate mass deportations.
- The Trump administration seeks to consolidate detention into 34 federal facilities to support President Donald Trump's goal of removing 1 million immigrants annually, a cornerstone of his mass deportation agenda.
- Communities and lawmakers, including Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, have united against the sites, with Shapiro stating he will use "every legal power" to prevent their placement in his state.
- Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin is reviewing policies from former Secretary Kristi Noem, while reports this week suggest the agency may temporarily pause warehouse acquisitions pending that review.
- Detention Watch Network advocates warn that converting industrial warehouses poses safety risks, noting more than a dozen detainee deaths this year alone amid concerns about inadequate infrastructure.
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An industrial warehouse recently purchased by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for use as a detention center is seen on Feb. 10, 2026 in Social Circle, Georgia. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — New Hampshire’s Republican governor, frustrated with little information about the Department of Homeland Security’s plan to put a new detention facility in her state, joined local Democrats to oppose the move and disclosed DHS plan…
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An industrial warehouse recently purchased by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for use as a detention center is seen on Feb. 10, 2026 in Social Circle, Georgia. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — New Hampshire’s Republican governor, frustrated with little information about the Department of Homeland Security’s plan to put a new detention facility in her state, joined local Democrats to oppose the move and disclosed DHS plan…
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An industrial warehouse recently purchased by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for use as a detention center is seen on Feb. 10, 2026 in Social Circle, Georgia. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — New Hampshire’s Republican governor, frustrated with little information about the Department of Homeland Security’s plan to put a new detention facility in her state, joined local Democrats to oppose the move and disclosed DHS plan…
Here's where ICE is buying up warehouses to make detention centers
ICE is on a warehouse buying spree.Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesICE is buying up vacant warehouses across the US as it ramps up Trump's mass deportation agenda.The purchases have sparked public pushback and a congressional investigation.ICE paid between $35 million and $145 million for the properties.Since January, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has spent hundreds of millions of dollars buying at least 11 massive facilities in eight states, pu…
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