They do have a track record for losing track.
Posted on 05/16/2026 5:46:20 PM PDT by Red Badger
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is moving forward with plans to convert warehouses into large-scale immigration detention centers.
The decision comes despite legal challenges from activist groups and opposition from left-wing local officials seeking to slow the Trump administration’s deportation agenda.
According to The Washington Post, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is preparing to award contracts for major detention facilities in San Antonio and near El Paso.
The two sites are expected to be operational by early 2027.
Breaking news: The DHS is moving forward with its plan to convert warehouses around the country into immigration detention centers, despite mounting legal challenges and a government watchdog probe into the agency’s purchases of the buildings. https://t.co/USFgRD0TWG
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 14, 2026
The administration sees the warehouse initiative as a central part of its immigration enforcement strategy, allowing ICE to detain and process illegal immigrants more efficiently through large regional hubs rather than smaller, dispersed facilities.
DHS has already spent roughly $1 billion acquiring warehouse properties across multiple states for the effort.
In Maryland, ICE is continuing permitted work at a planned Hagerstown site after a federal court blocked broader construction.
Internal upgrades, including security improvements and communications work, are still expected to proceed.
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They do have a track record for losing track.
To Ben Kew: is is NICE detention centers, you moron!
This is an excellent idea. Warehouses have bathrooms, cafeterias, and lots of room. Can add artificial turf to give it a “natural” appearance. Those detained have a very secure roof over their head. Warehouses can easily be converted to living quarters. Can make it a melting pot by including the homeless with the illegals. Win-win.
Install cages....
Make them pick and pack while they’re there.
Or maybe they can save space and money by using the hydraulic trash compactors that are used for trash.
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