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ICE buys $87M warehouse in Pennsylvania − can local officials block a detention facility?

  • Written by Aaron Walayat, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Dayton
ICE buys $87M warehouse in Pennsylvania − can local officials block a detention facility?Local residents express concern after ICE purchased a warehouse in Upper Bern, Pa., for $87 million in February 2026.SOPA Images/LightRocket Collection via Getty Images

Immigration and Customs Enforcement finalized the purchase of a 520,000-square-foot warehouse in Berks County, Pennsylvania, in February 2026. The agency paid US$87 million for the...

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