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Immigration Agency Plans to Sell or Transfer Most of 11 Warehouses Bought for Migrant Detention
Immigration and Customs Enforcement intends to dispose of most of the 11 warehouses it purchased for migrant detention. The move reverses an earlier expansion of detention capacity.
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to sell or give away most of the 11 warehouses it bought to detain migrants, reversing course on a signature initiative. The agency spent roughly $700 million acquiring seven of the facilities. Officials have not disclosed the locations of the remaining four warehouses or the total cost of those purchases.
Background on the Initiative The warehouses were acquired to expand detention space during a period of increased migrant arrivals. The facilities were intended to supplement existing centers operated by the agency and its contractors. No timeline has been announced for the sales or transfers.
The agency has not stated how many migrants are currently held in the warehouses or what will happen to those individuals if the sites close.
Agency officials said decisions on individual properties will be made on a case-by-case basis. Any proceeds from sales would return to the federal treasury, according to standard government property procedures.
