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B.C.-based Pattison says Virginia warehouse sale to ICE won’t proceed

Jim Pattison Developments halted the sale after public backlash over ICE's plan to use the 550,000-square-foot warehouse for immigrant detention amid reports of violent deportations.

  • A company owned by British Columbia billionaire Jimmy Pattison says it will not be selling a Virginia warehouse to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which planned to use the site as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility.
  • The turnaround was announced Friday after news of the planned sale attracted widespread criticism, including from B.C.'s attorney general.
  • The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, also known as ICE, has drawn international condemnation for its pursuit of a mass deportation campaign targeting immigrants in the U.S.
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Canadian company says Virginia warehouse sale to ICE won't proceed

A Canadian company has decided not to sell a Virginia warehouse to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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The Tyee broke the news in on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
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