"Some communities complain that ICE isn't telling them anything until after it has purchased space for thousands of detainees. In some cases, warehouse owners are refusing to sell. A look at some of the locations: Arizona Local officials were told nothing before ICE purchased a 418,000-square-foot (38,833-square-meter) warehouse in the Phoenix suburb of Surprise for $70 million, the state's top prosecutor, Kris Mayes, said in a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem."
"National News New Hampshire Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte sparred with federal officials after ICE disclosed plans to spend $158 million to convert a warehouse in Merrimack into a 500-bed processing center. Florida A TV reporter in Orlando spotted private contractors and federal officials last month touring a 439,945-square-foot (40,872-square-meter) industrial warehouse. ICE senior adviser David Venturella told a WFTV reporter the tour was "exploratory.""
ICE is converting large industrial warehouses into detention and processing centers across more than 20 towns as part of a $45 billion expansion of detention capacity. Many communities report receiving no advance notice, and warehouse owners in some cases are refusing to sell. Planned and completed moves include a Merrimack site with a $158 million conversion to a 500-bed center, a Surprise, Arizona warehouse bought for $70 million with an estimated $150 million retrofit to 1,500 beds, and a Social Circle, Georgia facility purchased for $128.6 million with expected capacity of 7,500–10,000 detainees using modular design. Local officials in Orlando and elsewhere say federal contact was limited and legal options to stop facilities are constrained.
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