Overview
- ICE acknowledged buying land and a facility in San Antonio but declined to specify the location or cost, while Express-News sources identified the 639,595-square-foot Oakmont 410 warehouse at 542 S.E. Loop 410 as the site.
- An internal ICE document previously cited by reporters described plans to convert the building into a roughly 1,500-bed processing center, though the agency has not provided a timeline or operational details.
- San Antonio officials say federal ownership limits local zoning control, the city attorney is reviewing options, and residents complained they were shut out of public discussion on the project.
- Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Calvert is exploring a possible injunction tied to environmental review requirements, citing the facility’s proximity to homes and schools.
- U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar is pressing DHS and ICE on the funding source and schedule under the so-called Big Beautiful Bill, and state Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer is urging senators to attach local oversight conditions in ongoing DHS funding talks.