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ICE Abandons Salt Lake Detention Plans | US News
ICE has officially walked away from its plan to turn a massive Salt Lake City warehouse into a detention center — a $145 million project that could have housed up to 10,000 people. Local officials, activists, and even some Republicans sued, citing skipped environmental reviews and ignored community input, raising alarms over infrastructure strain and human rights concerns. Now, DHS and local governments are asking for a 60-day pause while they declare the property “excess” and scrap the plan — all while a broader billion-dollar detention expansion faces scrutiny and an internal investigation…
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