Proposed immigrant detention center site in Salt Lake City to be offloaded, newspaper reports
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is reportedly planning to offload seven warehouse properties, including a site in Salt Lake City, that were originally intended for use as immigrant detention centers. Federal officials have not confirmed the sales but stated they intend to utilize existing facilities for immigration enforcement.
Why it matters
The decision reflects a shift in federal infrastructure strategy regarding immigration enforcement and addresses local community concerns regarding the proposed detention sites.
ICE plans to dispose of seven warehouses that were to be converted into immigration detention facilities, including a Salt Lake City site. ICE bought the Salt Lake City site last March for $145.44 million, prompting loud clamoring by foes of the plan. Salt Lake City officials said they have received no word that the site here is to be offloaded. SALT LAKE CITY — The proposed site for an immigrant detention center in Salt Lake City, focus of loud clamoring and a lawsuit, is one of several federal locations officials are now planning to get rid of, according to a report in The New York Times.
The report balances the government's stated enforcement goals with the reported plans to divest from specific properties.
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