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ICE Unveils $38.3B Plan to Turn Warehouses Into Massive Migrant Detention Hubs

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Feb 13, 2026
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Proposed ICE Warehouse Conversion in Merrimack, N.H., Raises Early  Construction Uncertainty | Engineering News-Record

ICE is moving forward with a $38.3 billion plan to acquire and retrofit warehouse-style buildings across the U.S. into new immigrant detention centers, according to internal agency documents released recently.

The strategy, funded under the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” passed by Congress, signals the most significant expansion of federal detention capaci…

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