US EditionJudge orders pause on ICE detention center construction in Maryland
A federal judge paused construction of a $113 million ICE detention center over environmental and infrastructure concerns amid Maryland's lawsuit alleging legal violations.
- A federal judge in Maryland issued a temporary restraining order to halt construction work on an immigration detention center after the state had sued citing environmental concerns.
- The Trump administration's immigration crackdown and deportation drive have received widespread condemnation from rights advocates over what they call violations of free speech and due process rights.
- The project involves renovating an approximately 825,000-square-foot warehouse near Hagerstown into an ICE detention facility capable of housing 1,500 people at a time.
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Judge orders pause on Maryland ICE facility work
Jim Lokay discusses the planned $113 million ICE detention center in Washington County, MD with congressional candidate Ethan Wechtaluk of Maryland's 6th district. It happened just as a federal judge put a temporary stop on construction amid concerns by Maryland that DHS didn't perform proper environmental impact reviews.
A federal judge in Maryland agreed with the state and ordered the temporary suspension of construction in a Washington County warehouse that was being converted into an immigration detention center. In the order issued Thursday night, the judge noted that the Trump administration had not completed an environmental impact study on warehouse renovations, which was worth approximately $100 million and previously privately owned.
Court orders two-week halt on construction at Maryland immigration detention warehouse
An aerial view of the 825,000-square-foot warehouse in Williamsport that Immigration and Customs Enforcement wants to convert to a 1,500-bed detention center. A federal judge this week ordered a temporary halt to construction on the site. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)A federal district judge has ordered construction to stop for at least the next two weeks at the massive Washington County warehouse that Immigration and Customs Enforcem…
Judge orders pause on construction of ICE migrant detention center in Maryland
In a decision that deals a temporary blow to the Trump administration’s plans to expand immigration detention, a federal judge ssued a temporary restraining order on the construction of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Maryland. The measure suspends for up to 14 days construction work to convert a huge warehouse in Williamsport, Washington County, into a facility capable of housing up to 1,500 people, while the c…
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Zero HedgeJudge Halts Construction of ICE Detention Center in Maryland
Federal authorities must stop construction of an immigration detention center in Maryland, a judge said on March 11. U.S. District Judge Brendan Hurson imposed a temporary restraining order halting construction of the center near Williamsport in Washington County.
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