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Federal immigration officials scout warehouses as they eye more detention space
ICE is acquiring warehouses nationwide to expand detention capacity amid rising arrests, facing local opposition and some owners withdrawing from deals, officials and advocates said.
- On Monday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement recorded a deed showing it paid $87.4 million for a nearly 520,000-square-foot warehouse in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
- The Department of Homeland Security told New Hampshire congressional delegation ICE is reviewing its detention structure and acquisition strategy to address a historic operational tempo and increasing arrests, and ICE says the sites would be `well structured detention facilities`.
- In Orlando, private contractors and federal officials toured a 439,945-square-foot warehouse, which ICE senior advisor David Venturella called `exploratory`, while Shawn Byers said officials were scouting for a 7,500-bed site.
- Kansas City passed a five-year moratorium as officials note the federal government is generally exempt from local zoning, limiting legal options to block warehouse acquisitions.
- Project Salt Box unearthed a deed revealing the Maryland warehouse purchase, the ACLU of New Hampshire said ICE consulted on a 43-acre Merrimack site, and owners in several cities have pulled out amid pressure.
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Federal immigration officials scout warehouses as they eye more detention space
Federal immigration officials are scouting warehouses and beginning to purchase some of them to transform into detention and processing facilities.
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