ICE Detention Center Expansion Paused After $1B Spent

ICE detention center expansion paused after $1B spent

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security is pausing the purchase of new warehouses intended to house immigrants as it scrutinizes all contracts signed under former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, according to a senior Homeland Security official. The development comes just days after the new Homeland Security Secretary, Markwayne Mullin, was sworn in last week to lead a department that was steeped in controversy during Noem's ten…

ICE may pause detention centers, according to news reports

The U.S. government has paused buying warehouses for ICE detention centers.