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ICE drops plan to convert 2 Pennsylvania warehouses into detention centers
The agency withdrew its appeal after permit denials over water and wastewater concerns for sites meant to hold thousands of detainees.
- On Wednesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement formally withdrew its appeal of permit denials, abandoning plans to convert two rural Pennsylvania warehouses into detention centers.
- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection had denied essential drinking water and wastewater permits, citing inadequate local infrastructure to support the thousands of inhabitants envisioned by ICE.
- Governor Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, argued the warehouses were unsuitable for detainees, warning that conversion would pose serious health and safety risks to surrounding communities.
- These warehouses were part of former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's $38 billion expansion plan, which her successor, Markwayne Mullin, paused following community criticism last month.
- Although ICE confirmed it will not use the properties for detention, the agency has not specified future plans for the sites, which local officials learned of only after acquisitions were made.
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ICE had been purchasing warehouses throughout the country as part of a $38 billion plan to rapidly expand detention capacity this year.
·El Segundo, United States
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The Center SquareNo ICE detention centers in Berks and Schuylkill counties, Shapiro confirms
(The Center Square) – Two proposed ICE detention centers will not move forward in Berks and Schuylkill counties, Gov. Josh Shapiro confirmed on Wednesday.
·Indiana, United States
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