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The Trump administration is reportedly planning to acquire at least seven large-scale warehouses across the United States and use them as holding facilities detained migrants Because it wants to organize its chaos Deportation and detention immigration system.
According to a draft solicitation proposal, Received by Washington PostImmigration and Customs Enforcement is looking to acquire at least seven large industrial warehouses that can hold 5,000 to 10,000 people after processing.
there will be buildings act as a second stop For newly detained immigrants to prevent detainees from being transported to the United States For detention centers that have space available,
As the Trump administration looks to deport large numbers of immigrants, officials are having trouble finding beds for the number of people detained. Established immigration detention centers are filling rapidly – approximately 67,000 people were in detention centers as of November, Per trace report.
To make room in overcrowded detention facilities, some detainees have been transferred to unfamiliar locations across the country where there is space.
But the warehouses will be part of a new “feeder” system that is expected organize immigration detentions Newly arrested detainees are sent first to processing centers, then to one of seven large warehouses before being deported.
Independent The Departments of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement have sought comment.
new report of Post it takes more than a month After NBC News report The administration was considering purchasing warehouses that were initially designed for Amazon and other retailers to serve as detention facilities.
A White House official told NBC News in November that the warehouses being considered are more than double the size of current ICE detention facilities.
The buildings will be renovated with toilets, showers, kitchens, dining areas and medical units to house detainees – a step up from other Temporary detention centers like Alligator Alcatraz,
The draft solicitation states that the renovated warehouses will “maximize efficiency” while reducing costs, processing time and dwell time. Post,
According to the draft proposal, the large warehouses would be located near hubs in Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, Texas and Virginia.
Meanwhile, ICE will add another 16 smaller warehouses to serve as processing centers that can hold up to 1,500 people. At least five of the new processing centers will be located in the Northeast, mostly Republican-led areas that support Trump’s immigration agenda.