Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reportedly awarded a $313 million contract to GardaWorld Federal, the company operating Florida's Alligator Alcatraz detention center, to convert and run a warehouse detention site in Surprise, Arizona, according to a report by Human Rights Watch, even as the Department of Homeland Security reviews a broader plan to expand migrant detention through warehouse acquisitions.
The Arizona project, described by the NGO as one of the most significant developments in the warehouse strategy, would convert a 400,000-square-foot industrial building into an immigration detention center with capacity for up to 1,500 people, though local officials say federal authorities are now considering scaling that down to roughly 542 beds
