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B.C. attorney general warns against doing deals with ICE, amid pending Pattison sale
B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma warns business leaders to avoid deals that may support U.S. immigration enforcement amid protests and violence, urging ethical decision-making.
- On Jan. 27, 2026, British Columbia Attorney General Niki Sharma warned business leaders in British Columbia and Canada to consider if their decisions could contribute to an immigration crackdown in the United States, The Canadian Press reported.
- Homeland Security sent a letter stating its intent to purchase, occupy and rehabilitate the warehouse in Hanover County, Virginia owned by Jim Pattison Developments for an ICE facility.
- Two people were shot dead amid the crackdown in Minneapolis, triggering widespread protests, and the BC Green Party called for a boycott of The Jim Pattison Group.
- The Jim Pattison Group and Jim Pattison Developments did not immediately return requests for comment, while Niki Sharma said British Columbians, Canadians and people around the world are concerned about ICE and deaths in the U.S.
- Property records show Jim Pattison Developments bought the warehouse for roughly $10.4 million in 2022, and improvements have increased its value this year.
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B.C. attorney general warns against doing deals with ICE, amid pending Pattison sale
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Comment Collection: Pattison's potential sale of Virginia building to ICE draws conflicting opinions
As news came in about the United States Department of Homeland Security planned purchase of a building owned by a B.C. company, CHEK readers weighed in with opposing opinions. ICE wants to buy Pattison building in Virginia to use for ‘holding and processing’ Caroline Heinrichs writes: This headline caught my attention because as A Good Canadian I’m following the movement to boycott United States products over the continued tarriffs. Its not shoc…
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