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ICE plans to offload Berks County and Schuylkill County warehouses, report says
DHS is considering selling seven warehouse sites after local resistance and infrastructure limits stalled plans for large ICE detention centers, officials said.
- The Department of Homeland Security reportedly plans to sell seven warehouses, including two in Pennsylvania purchased for ICE detention centers, according to the New York Times reporting Thursday.
- Purchased earlier this year for $207 million, the two Pennsylvania properties were part of a nationwide Trump Administration effort to convert warehouses into detention facilities.
- Infrastructure limitations in Berks County and Schuylkill County—including water and sewer capacity—threatened significant tax revenue losses, with one school district facing $597,000 in projected losses.
- Schuylkill County Commissioner Larry Padora believes local leaders influenced the reported decision by providing data on emergency services and utility capacity; residents await official confirmation.
- Democrat Rachel Wallace criticized the project, citing "waste, fraud, and abuse of government funding," while GOP Rep. Dan Meuser remains in contact with DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
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UPPER BERN TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Plans appear to be changing regarding ICE's proposed detention centers in Berks and Schuylkill counties. According to a New York Times report, the federal government may be considering selling…
·Pennsylvania, United States
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ICE plans to offload warehouses in Berks and Schuylkill counties, report says
After spending almost $207 million to purchase two vacant warehouses in Pennsylvania, the Department of Homeland Security is offloading the pair and other facilities around the country, with The New York Times reported.
·Philadelphia, United States
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ICE offloads Pa. warehouses slated for detention centers: news report
Only months after ICE acquired two large properties in Berks and Schuylkill counties to create immigration detention centers, it is planning to divest itself of them, according to a report in The New York Times.
·Harrisburg, United States
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