Ban ICE Warehouses Like Data Centers, Locals Demand
Summary
Local leaders and residents in several U.S. communities are asking for a pause on building new federal immigration detention centers like data centers. This follows the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to sell or transfer seven warehouse sites that were meant to be detention centers due to concerns about their impact on water, energy, and local infrastructure.Key Facts
- ICE planned to convert large warehouses in several states into immigration detention centers.
- DHS decided to stop expanding detention capacity at seven warehouse sites, worth about $1 billion.
- Communities in Maryland, Michigan, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Utah, and New Jersey raised concerns about water use, energy demands, and environmental effects of these centers.
- Residents want local governments to apply the same rules for data centers to these detention centers.
- Washington County, Maryland, is considering halting new data centers temporarily to study their impact.
- Advocacy groups in Maryland argue that detention centers should face the same scrutiny as data centers.
- Some towns only learned about ICE’s warehouse plans after deals were made.
- ICE is still moving forward with detention centers in Texas, Arizona, and Maryland.
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