The Trump administration is considering selling some large warehouses that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had purchased earlier this year for $38 billion, which were to serve as mega-detention centers for immigrants, two Department of Homeland Security officials told NBC News:
DHS and ICE officials have identified several of the eleven previously purchased warehouses, some of which were expected to be repurposed to hold as many as 8,000 immigrants, for potential sale, the officials said. But, they said, the facilities have not yet been put on the market, and no final decisions have been made on the matter.
The warehouses were purchased under former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem as part of a plan to build the capacity to detain 100,000 immigrants across the country at a single time. They were in addition to existing facilities capable of detaining tens of thousands of immigrants.
…The DHS officials also said that ICE is considering selling several planes that were purchased or leased under Noem’s leadership, including a luxury Boeing 737 Max 8, though no decision has been made. ICE has typically used chartered planes for deportations; those purchased during Noem’s tenure were the first deportation planes to be government-owned.
(Source: NBC News, Image: NBC4 Washington)