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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Heather Hollingsworth

ICE has been quietly scooping up mega warehouses to turn into detention centers

In a quiet Texas town on the edge of the Rio Grande, whispers began to circulate about federal immigration officials eyeing three colossal warehouses for conversion into a detention center.

Before local authorities could even ascertain the truth, a deed was filed, revealing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had already sealed a $97.5 million deal for the 826,000-square-foot properties in Socorro, a community of 40,000 just outside El Paso.

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