Overview
- The Washington Post described a plan to route detainees from 16 small processing sites to seven warehouse hubs holding 5,000 to 10,000 people each.
- Merrimack was listed as a processing location for roughly 500 to 1,500 people, the only site identified in New England.
- Town Manager Paul Micali said both the town and the governor’s office have no official notification of any facility in Merrimack.
- ICE and DHS did not respond to requests for comment as reactions split politically, with Democrats objecting and some Republicans backing stepped-up enforcement.
- Merrimack County’s administrator said no contract to house detainees exists, while lawmakers and advocates questioned warehouse conditions and legal safeguards.