US EditionICE Plans Detention Warehouse in Salt Lake City, Raising Fears About Nevada Impact - The Nevada Independent
The Department of Homeland Security's $145 million purchase aims to expand ICE detention capacity in the region, with officials projecting nearly 10,000 jobs from the facility.
- On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security closed on a Salt Lake City warehouse west of Salt Lake City International Airport, paying $145 million according to a deed recorded March 11.
- Leaked documents weeks earlier claimed DHS was set to open an ICE facility in another nearby warehouse. Over recent months, ICE has purchased large buildings across the country to house people taken into custody by the agency.
- Public records show the property at 6020 West 300 South was previously owned by a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank. FOX 13 News found the site would appear to need retrofitting to become a detention facility.
- Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson said, "We cannot allow aggressive and often unlawful federal enforcement tactics to take root in our community." ICE confirmed Friday it purchased the warehouse for detention purposes, raising questions about regional implications.
- Michael Kagan, director of the UNLV immigration clinic, warned the facility could enable more detentions from Nevada, noting "Someone could be detained, arrested by ICE in the morning in Las Vegas and be in one of these detention centers by that evening.
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ICE buys a Salt Lake City warehouse
A warehouse purchased by U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement at 6020 W. 300 South in Salt Lake City is pictured on Friday, March 13, 2026. (McKenzie Romero/Utah News Dispatch)A Salt Lake City warehouse is the latest in the nation to be purchased by U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement as the Trump administration plans a $45 billion expansion of detention centers. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, and a Delaw…
ICE plans detention warehouse in Salt Lake City, raising fears about Nevada impact - The Nevada Independent
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has purchased a warehouse in Salt Lake City for detention purposes, the agency confirmed on Friday, raising questions for what it means for Nevada, which falls under the same enforcement region. A property deed, recorded with the Salt Lake County Recorder's office on March 11, shows that the agency purchased a warehouse west of the Salt Lake City International Airport for $145 million. It has been…
ICE buys Salt Lake City warehouse, sparking concern an immigrant detention center is coming
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has bought a warehouse and 24.9-acre parcel in Salt Lake City, reigniting worries of some an immigrant detention center is coming.
DHS Buys $145 Million Salt Lake City Warehouse Opposed by Mayor
A massive warehouse on Salt Lake City’s west side has been purchased by the Department of Homeland Security, adding to a growing portfolio of industrial buildings the federal government is acquiring to expand immigration detention capacity.
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