Warehouses in Hamburg, Pa, San Antonio, Surprise, Ariz. and Tremont, Pa.
Photo Illustration by 731; Photo: JLL/PCCP, Oakmont Industrial Group/Partners Real Estate, CBRE/Rockefeller Group, Binswanger
Here’s Where ICE Is Locating Its Massive Warehouse Jails
As DHS's $38 billion detention expansion plows ahead, at least seven sites in five states have been sold to the agency.
As Immigration and Customs Enforcement dramatically shrinks its network of detention facilities to focus on a small number of large warehouse jails, it’s approached sellers ranging from billionaires to asset managers and commercial real estate giants to make it happen.
Several potential sellers — including companies owned by billionaires Jimmy Pattison and Ed Roski — have opted not to sell after public pressure and community backlash. Republican officials in states like New Hampshire and Mississippi said plans there were scrapped after speaking with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Despite the opposition, DHS has managed to acquire at least seven locations for roughly $700 million so far.