US EditionState Knew ICE Plans For Merrimack As Early As Jan. 12
Federal documents reveal ICE's plan to convert a 43-acre Merrimack warehouse into a processing center for up to 1,500 detainees amid local opposition and limited public disclosure.
- On Tuesday, documents released by the ACLU of NH show DHS sought to convert a 43-acre Merrimack warehouse into an ICE facility, citing a Jan. 9 letter and Jan. 12 contact.
- ICE has been scouting warehouses nationwide, including a Maryland purchase for $102.4 million last month, as part of a national facility network with up to 80,000 capacity.
- The DHS letter outlined interior modifications including holding and processing spaces, visitor areas, cafeterias, bathrooms, and health care, plus security measures like fencing, cameras, tentage, and a guard shack at 50 Robert Milligan Parkway.
- The Merrimack Town Council passed a resolution opposing the plan, warning it could remove property from the tax rolls and cost more than $500,000 annually, while Micali said the town is still seeking clarity.
- Amid growing public concern, federal officials said they could not share details with town leaders, citing a `heightened threat environment` and opposition, as the New Hampshire congressional delegation urged DHS to `swiftly acknowledge and respond` last week.
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State Officials Grilled on What They Knew Of Potential ICE Facility in Merrimack
By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org CONCORD — Exactly what state officials knew of a possible federal ICE detention facility in Merrimack – and when they knew it – were the subjects of an emergency meeting Wednesday by the state’s Executive Council. The council learned that the state Division of Historical Resources was asked about any historical value of a property at 50 Robert Milligan Parkway in Merrimack, which is being considered as a federal Imm…
Documents confirm ICE plans for N.H. warehouse; state officials knew for weeks
Documents obtained by the ACLU show the Department of Homeland Security planned purchase and transform a vacant warehouse in Merrimack, New Hampshire into a Boston ICE processing center. While the department has refused to confirm plans to local officials, documents show that some state officials were in contact with the federal government about the proposal.
Federal immigration officials scout warehouses as detention space
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, DAVID A. LIEB and MORGAN LEE/The Associated Press Federal immigration officials are scouting warehouses and beginning to purchase some of them to transform into detention and processing facilities. Some warehouse owners have decided not to sell to Immigration and Customs Enforcement under pressure from elected officials and advocates. Some cities are issuing statements urging ICE to look elsewhere. ICE has offered few s…
ANALYSIS: The ICE Info Fiasco Is Just Stewart's Latest Folly
When the New Hampshire ACLU released documents showing that the Trump administration had informed the state that it was considering a Merrimack location for an ICE facility in a letter dated January 9, everyone asked, “What did Kelly Ayotte know and when did she know it?” But they should have been asking, “How the hell does Sarah Stewart still have a job?” Stewart is the hapless bureaucrat who heads the state’s obscure Department of Natural and …
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