Overview
- A revised plan reported by The Washington Post describes warehouse facilities holding 5,000 to 10,000 people each across several states.
- Identified large-capacity sites include Stafford, Virginia; Kansas City, Missouri; Hutchins and Baytown, Texas; Hammond, Louisiana; Glendale, Arizona; and Social Circle, Georgia.
- The draft also proposes smaller processing centers with 500 to 1,500 beds in Chester, New York; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Los Fresnos, Texas.
- ICE’s document outlines a staged process moving detainees from processing centers to the warehouse sites before deportation.
- Remodeling plans call for sleeping units, showers, kitchens, dining areas, recreation spaces and a library, with the draft asserting lower costs and faster processing that preserve detainee dignity.