US EditionWhite House responds to plans to build ICE detention facility in Merrimack
Gov. Ayotte urges federal agencies to coordinate with Merrimack community amid political backlash over proposed ICE detention center, while 3 million illegal immigrants were deported last year, officials said.
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Merrimack fiasco: There’s no place for Noem
The Trump administration has made a complete hash out of its proposed Merrimack detention center for alleged illegal immigrants. Its performance shows incompetence or indifference or both. It almost makes us wonder if Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski are deliberately…
Ayotte Gets No Relief From White House on Merrimack ICE Facility Controversy
If Gov. Kelly Ayotte was looking for help from the White House on the controversial ICE detention facility proposed for Merrimack, she didn’t get it from the briefing room podium on Wednesday. Asked by NHJournal what the Trump administration’s message is to Granite Staters concerned about the proposal, White House spokeswoman — and New Hampshire native — Karoline Leavitt said the facilities are necessary to address what she called the open-borde…
Trump, Noem and ICE Engaged With Ayotte on Merrimack Detention Plan: Spokesman
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that President Trump, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and ICE have engaged with governors across the country, including Gov. Kelly Ayotte, about the need for more immigrant detention warehouses, including the one planned for Merrimack.
NH News Briefs 2-19-2026 - The Pulse of NH
The White House is commenting on a potential plan to build an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Merrimack. The Trump administration believes there’s a need for that detention center. There have been rumors for months about that facility being set up at a building on Robert Milligan Parkway and so far, the White House has deported nearly three million people who were in the United States illegally. Another protest called “No ICE NH”…
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