Reports of ICE Facility Purchase on East Side Spark Concern, Questions Among Residents

ICE confirms purchase of facility for detention center in San Antonio

ICE confirmed it purchased land and a facility in San Antonio for a new detention center but has not disclosed the location.ICE confirms purchase of detention center in San Antonio was first posted on February 4, 2026 at 4:17 pm.©2021 "San Antonio Report". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at

Cuellar pushes for answers on SA ICE warehouse

South Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar said he is pressing for details from U.S. Department of Homeland Security about a newly acquired East Side warehouse in San Antonio that will become a major ICE immigration holding site.

Reports of ICE facility purchase on East Side spark concern, questions among residents

A warehouse on the East Side is likely to become a new federal immigration facility, according to multiple local officials and reports, though federal authorities have not formally confirmed the purchase.Local outlets, including the San Antonio Express-News, have reported that the federal government, through U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has purchased a warehouse near the Southeast Loop 410 corridor, not far from Interstate 10.…

ICE closes sale on warehouse in east San Antonio, city council member says

While ICE officials didn't directly address the transaction, the agency said it was "actively working to expand detention space" in the U.S.

ICE closes purchase of East San Antonio warehouse it will use as detention site

The federal agency will turn the building into a 1,500-bed "processing center" as the Trump administration continues to ramp up deportation raids.

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