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June 18, 2026
ICE to Offload Seven Migrant Detention Warehouses Amid Policy Shift
- ICE is planning to give away or sell seven warehouses bought for $700 million to detain migrants.
- The decision follows a shift in leadership and strategy under new Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
- Four of the original warehouses will remain in use, but the future of the others is uncertain amid ongoing investigations.
3 Sources
- ICE Spent $700 Million on 7 Warehouses. Now It Wants to Get Rid of Them.Jun 18, 2026 at 4:59 PM · NYT
- ICE planning to give away – or sell – 7 migrant centers it bought for $700M: reportJun 18, 2026 at 8:51 PM · Independent
- DHS to Scrap Use of Seven Warehouses for Detention CentersJun 19, 2026 at 2:11 AM · WSJ