US EditionICE Warehouse Purchases Spur Backlash as Detention Expansion Moves Ahead
The facility will hold 7,500 to 10,000 detainees, doubling Social Circle’s population, raising local concerns about infrastructure strain and economic impacts, officials said.
- ICE is purchasing warehouses, but some owners are backing out of deals due to lack of prior notification to communities.
- Local officials were not informed before ICE purchased a warehouse in Surprise, Arizona for $70 million to retrofit into a 1,500-bed processing site.
- After raising concerns, the owner of a warehouse in Merrillville sent a letter stating it is not negotiating with federal officials for the property.
52 Articles
52 Articles
At least 20 communities with large warehouses are stealth targets for massive ICE detention centers. 'There was absolutely no warning'
In many cases, mayors, county commissioners, governors and members of Congress learned about ICE’s ambitions only after the agency bought or leased space for detainees.
At least 20 communities with large warehouses are stealth targets for massive ICE detention centers. ‘There was absolutely no warning’
In a Texas town at the edge of the Rio Grande and a tall metal border wall, rumors swirled that federal immigrationofficials wanted to purchase three hulking warehouses to transform into a detention center. As local officials scrambled to find out what was happening, a deed was filed showing the Department of Homeland Security had already inked a $122.8 million deal for the 826,000-square-foot (76,738-square-meter) warehouses in Socorro, a bedro…
The U.S. Immigration Department has purchased large warehouses in about 20 communities, apparently to be converted into deportation and detention centres to increase detention capacity.
Miami (USA), 21 Feb (EFE).- Local and state governments, and civil groups showed their rejection of the U.S. President Donald Trump's administration's plan to buy warehouses and warehouses in about twenty cities in the country to turn them into migrant detention centers for deportation.With a budget of $38.3 billion contemplated in Trump's “big and beautiful bill,” the Department of National Security (DHS) has been buying premises for its new im…
Local and state governments and civil groups have shown their rejection of the U.S. President Donald Trump's Administration's plan to buy warehouses and warehouses in about twenty cities across the country to turn them into migrant detention centers for deportation.Continue reading...
Aerial video shows new $128.6m ICE warehouse in Georgia
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has purchased a massive warehouse in Social Circle, Georgia, for $128.6 million. The federal law enforcement agency is targeting more than 20 towns with large warehouses for its $45bn expansion of detention centers. Department of Homeland Security documents provided to the city show that, in addition to the 1 million-square-foot building, plans call for two other buildings. Combined, this w…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 46% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
