US EditionB.C.-based Pattison says Virginia warehouse sale to ICE won’t proceed
Jim Pattison Developments halted the sale after learning the warehouse would serve ICE amid protests and local opposition, highlighting tensions over U.S. immigration enforcement.
- Jim Pattison Developments announced that the planned sale of its warehouse property in Virginia to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will not proceed due to controversies surrounding ICE's operations.
- The proposed sale led to protests as ICE was under scrutiny for its operations.
- The county's board of supervisors opposed the sale due to land use policy inconsistencies.
- Lauren Natale, a resident of Virginia who organized against the sale, expressed relief at the announcement of its cancellation.
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BC-based Pattison says Virginia warehouse sale to ICE won't proceed
The pending sale had been subject to intense criticism amid an immigration crackdown in the United States. Two US citizens have been shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis this month, prompting widespread protests.
DHS deal to buy warehouse collapses after company learns of ICE's plans
A Virginia business has backed out of a deal to sell a warehouse to the federal government, after learning the building would be used as a detention center for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.According to the Vancouver Sun, "Jim Pattison Developments says it won’t sell a warehouse in Virginia to...
Canadian-based company backs out of ICE warehouse deal in Hanover
HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- The Canadian-based company that owns the Hanover County warehouse previously slated to become an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility has backed out of the deal. Jim Pattison Developments, the company that owns the 550,000-square-foot warehouse in Hanover County -- which the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) planned to convert into an ICE processing facility -- announced on Friday, Jan. 30, th…
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