ICE eyes selling mega-warehouses purchased for mass detention
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is considering selling several mega-warehouses originally purchased for mass detention of immigrants. These facilities were intended to hold up to 100,000 immigrants but are now deemed unnecessary under new leadership. Discussions about the potential sale reflect a shift in policy and priorities within the Department of Homeland Security.
- ▪ICE is exploring the sale of large warehouses bought for mass detention of immigrants.
- ▪The warehouses were part of a plan to detain 100,000 immigrants at once, but this capacity is no longer needed.
- ▪The potential sale of these assets indicates a cultural shift in the DHS under new leadership.
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EXCLUSIVEImmigrationImmigrationICE eyes selling mega-warehouses purchased for mass detentionThe agency is also considering selling several planes ICE purchased for deportations under former Secretary Kristi Noem, but no decisions have been made.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00An aerial view of a warehouse purchased by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Salt Lake City, photographed on April 9.Justin Sullivan / Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMay 29, 2026, 8:19 PM EDTBy Julia Ainsley and Laura StricklerWASHINGTON — The Trump administration is looking into selling some of the large warehouses that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had purchased earlier this year to serve as mega-detention centers for immigrants, according to two Department of Homeland…
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