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DHS Drops Detention Plans for Salt Lake Warehouse | Salt Lake City News
DHS is backing off its plan to turn a massive Salt Lake City warehouse into an immigration detention center, opting instead to sell the property after spending $145 million to buy it. The decision follows a lawsuit by the city and county, which challenged the facility’s construction — prompting DHS to announce on July 17th they’re scrapping the project. Now, the property will be declared excess and handed over to GSA for sale, potentially avoiding the need for a new detention site altogether. All parties have requested a court pause on the lawsuit while the government sorts out the property’s…
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