"I'm pleased to announce that the Department of Homeland Security will not move forward with the proposed ICE facility in Merrimack," Gov. Kelly Ayotte said
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning to spend $38 billion on a new detention center model, holding nearly 100,000 illegal immigrants.WHO WAS INVOLVED: ICE, President Donald J. Trump, Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Roger Wicker (R-MS), and New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte (R).WHEN & WHERE: The plans were revealed on […] The post ICE Plans $38 BILLION Mega Detention Center Expansion. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning to spend $38 billion on a new detention center model, holding nearly 100,000 illegal immigrants. WHO WAS INVOLVED: ICE, President Donald J. Trump, Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Roger Wicker (R-MS), and New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte (R). WHEN & WHERE: The plans were revealed on Thursday, February 12, 2026. KEY QUOTE: “These facilities will ensure the safe and humane civil detention of aliens in ICE custody, while helping ICE effectuate mass deportations .” – ICE Memo IMPACT: The new facilities are intended to hold nearly 100,000 illegal immigrants , but have faced activist pushback. IN FULL U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE )…Open
ICE is preparing to spend $38 billion this year on a "new detention center model" holding nearly 100,000 people. Why it matters: Expanding immigration detention is a major part of the deportation pipeline and will fuel President Trump's pledge to deport millions of people. But the plans are facing local pushback . Driving the news: ICE is going on a buying spree for warehouse spaces, estimated to cost $38.3 billion out of budget of $45 billion from the "One, Big, Beautiful Bill" passed last year. - A new ICE memo , shared with the New Hampshire Governor's Office on Thursday, states that it plans to buy "non-traditional facilities built specifically to support ICE's needs." - ICE plans to buy eight "mega centers," 16 processing centers…
ICE is preparing to spend $38 billion this year on a "new detention center model" holding nearly 100,000 people. Why it matters: Expanding immigration detention is a major part of the deportation pipeline and will fuel President Trump's pledge to deport millions of people. But the plans are facing local pushback . Driving the news: ICE is going on a buying spree for warehouse spaces, estimated to cost $38.3 billion out of budget of $45 billion from the "One, Big, Beautiful Bill" passed last year. - A new ICE memo , shared with the New Hampshire Governor's Office on Thursday, states that it plans to buy "non-traditional facilities built specifically to support ICE's needs." - ICE plans to buy eight "mega centers," 16 processing centers…Open