US Edition‘Not the right location:’ County supervisors, residents oppose DHS ICE facility near Richmond
- On January 21, 2026, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security notified Hanover County in a Jan. 21 letter of its intent to buy a 43.49-acre warehouse at 11525 Lakeridge Parkway for a 'holding and processing' facility, outlining planned site changes including tentage and a guard shack.
- Hanover County officials say they received no consultation from DHS, the Board warns the site could reduce tax revenue by one million dollars, and County Attorney reviews legal options within 30 days.
- Property records show Jim Pattison Developments added a 553,000-square-foot warehouse in 2024 and accepted an offer from a U.S. government contractor, while more than 170 people registered to speak.
- The Board is directing staff and the County Attorney to draft a detailed summary to DHS and asked U.S. Senators and Representatives to find a more suitable location.
- Cross-Border criticism escalated as the NAACP Virginia State Conference denounced ICE facility plans and UFCW Local 1518 urged the Jim Pattison Group to decline involvement on Monday.
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‘Not the right location:’ County supervisors, residents oppose DHS ICE facility near Richmond
The Hanover County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday pushed back against a plan to convert a newly built warehouse into an immigration detention processing facility.
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cbs19news.com‘Not the right location:’ Hanover supervisors, residents oppose DHS ICE facility
About 500 people gathered outside Hanover County Courthouse Jan. 28, 2026 before a Board of Supervisors meeting to protest a proposal for an Ashland warehouse to be converted into an ICE detention facility. County supervisors said in a statement read at the start of the meeting that they hoped the Department of Homeland Security "will not proceed with this acquisition and sincerely hope they will look for a more suitable location for this type o…
Virginia county opposes sale, conversion of Pattison-owned warehouse to ICE facility
A gigantic warehouse across the street from an outdoor equipment store has become a flashpoint in Virginia as the U.S. grapples with the Trump administration's immigration crackdown — and a British Columbia company has been pulled into the fray.
Residents of Hanover in York County expressed their concerns over potential ICE partnership
The council did not discuss or vote on the matter, but one council member shared that those who feel unsafe have been invited to attend meetings with the borough's public safety officers.
Plans for large-scale data center in Hanover withdrawn
HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- Plans have been withdrawn for a 400-acre data center project set to be built along Ashland Road after pushback from Hanover County leaders and many concerned residents. South Anna District Supervisor Susan P. Dibble announced during a Hanover County Board of Supervisors meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 28 that she was notified of the withdrawal of plans for the Hunting Hawk Technology Center earlier that afternoon. "I bel…
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