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Order to Halt Work at Proposed Maryland ICE Detention Center Extended
Maryland's lawsuit challenges ICE's plan to convert a warehouse into a 1,500-bed detention center, citing lack of environmental review and public input, with construction paused through April.
- A court order halting work at an ICE facility in Washington County was extended on March 19, 2026, delaying the March 25 deadline.
- Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown filed an emergency motion on March 11 to halt work for 14 days and sued DHS and ICE, alleging the purchase lacked an environmental review.
- The warehouse near Hagerstown/Williamsport was purchased by DHS and intended for conversion to a holding facility for 1,500 detainees.
- Judge Brendan Hurson plans mid-April hearings as Maryland requests a preliminary injunction to bar DHS and ICE from constructing or operating the facility during litigation.
- ICE has bought at least seven warehouses nationwide, and Maryland says the Williamsport purchase is part of a broader effort to build mass detention infrastructure, while Baltimore County and Howard County have taken local actions in recent months.
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Judge extends order blocking Washington County immigration detention center work by ICE
An aerial view of warehouse in Williamsport that Immigration and Customs Enforcement bought and plans to turn into a 1,500-bed immgratn detention center. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)A federal judge extended his order Thursday blocking work on a Washington County warehouse that Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to turn into an immigrant detention center to house up to 1,500 people. U.S. District Court Judge Brendan Hurson’s or…
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