Trump Administration Converts Warehouses Into Immigration Detention Centers
Mar 12, 2026·Location: Roxbury, NJ

The Trump administration converted industrial warehouses across the country into immigration detention facilities as part of a deportation initiative, with ICE spending $895 million on 10 warehouses. A protest occurred in Roxbury, New Jersey, where over 1,000 residents opposed a planned detention center. ICE arrests increased compared to the Biden administration. Agents targeted immigrants without criminal records, refugees, green-card holders, DACA recipients, and U.S. citizens. There were deaths in ICE custody in fiscal year 2026.
Sources
- ICE's purchases for big detention centers are marked by secrecy, frustrating towns
Associated Press·Feb 21, 2026·archived copy
- I Went to One of Trump’s Mass Deportation Warehouses. It Was Eerie.
Slate·Mar 12, 2026·archived copy
- Report: Trump Administration Eyes Trump Administration Eyes Commercial Warehouses To Detain Thousands Of Migrants In a Single PlaceWarehouses for Immigration Detention Centers
latintimes.com·Feb 2, 2026·archived copy
- ICE To Spend $38.3B Buying Warehouses And Turning Them Into Detention Centers
bisnow.com·Feb 14, 2026·archived copy
- tucson.com
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