Proposed NH ICE Facility's Oklahoma, Sales Tax References Stir Controversy

N.H. Gov. Ayotte denies ICE director’s claim federal officials talked to her about Merrimack facility

During a senate hearing Thursday, acting ICE director Todd Lyons said federal officials spoke with the governor about the facility's economic impact. Gov. Kelly Ayotte said his comments were not true.

Proposed NH ICE facility's Oklahoma, sales tax references stir controversy

The acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement testified Thursday that he sent New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte an "economic impact summary" of a proposed ICE facility in Merrimack, but the governor said that wasn't true.

Democrats Pounce as Ayotte Gets ICE’d Again

Just days after a state commissioner was forced to resign for mishandling a federal request regarding a potential site for an ICE facility in Merrimack, Gov. Kelly Ayotte appears to have been blindsided again. This time, it was a claim from a Trump administration official about giving Ayotte an economic report on the facility that she hadn’t been sent. During his testimony before the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Thursday, Todd Lyons, ac…

Acting ICE director's claims on proposed NH facility disputed by GOP governor

U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan questioned the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday about plans for a potential immigrant processing facility in Merrimack, New Hampshire, raising concerns about transparency, local impact and detainee conditions. Speaking during a Homeland Security Committee hearing in Washington, the Granite State Democrat pressed acting ICE Director Todd Lyons about what she described as a lack of com…

Hours after ICE claimed it had already sent Ayotte docs on Merrimack, report arrives with Oklahoma, sales tax references

The acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement testified Thursday that he sent New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte an "economic impact summary" of a proposed ICE facility in Merrimack, but the governor said that wasn't true.

Gov. Kelly Ayotte disputes ICE chief’s claim she knew about Merrimack warehouse ‘in past weeks’

Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons testified before a U.S. Senate committee that his office provided an economic summary report during the “past weeks” on a proposed detention facility in Merrimack.