DHS Has Prioritized Warehouse Detention Sites. Will It Continue Under New Leadership?

DHS Has Prioritized Warehouse Detention Sites. Will It Continue Under New Leadership?

Tom Williams/APSenators from both parties are hoping that the Department of Homeland Security’s approach to acquiring and converting warehouses into large-scale detention centers will change under new leadership.As Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma begins this week the nomination process to replace Kristi Noem as DHS secretary, he’ll face questions about how he would approach enacting President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda. And the prolifer…

judge blocks ICE warehouse detention Williamsport MD

A federal judge has ordered a two-week halt on construction and conversion work at a Washington County warehouse that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security plans to turn into an immigration detention and processing facility. The temporary pause comes after Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown filed an emergency injunction request seeking to stop work at the facility while the state’s lawsuit against the federal government proceeds. The pro…

Federal Judge Halts Hagerstown-Williamsport ICE Detention Construction in Maryland

A federal judge ordered a 14-day pause on the Trump administration’s construction of a 1,500-bed immigration detention facility near Williamsport, Maryland also referred to as the Hagerstown ICE detention center, ruling the administration likely failed to conduct required environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). What happened In a ruling released Thursday, a federal judge sided with Maryland and temporarily blocke…