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This page contains relevant news coverage about the proposed ICE mega-facility in Tremont, PA, along with coverage of other proposed warehouse detention facilities.
Schuylkill County news
Schuylkill County Commissioners Focus on Local impacts Tied to proposed ICE facility
Schuylkill County Commissioners say their focus is squarely on local impacts after the federal government has purchased a large warehouse.
Skook News
Commissioners: ICE detention center planned for Tremont Twp. could hold 7,500 people
Two days after county records confirmed the purchase of the former Big Lots distribution center in Tremont Twp., the Schuylkill County Commissioners on Wednesday revealed further detai…
HYUN SOO LEE
Tremont Twp. Laments Loss of Nearly 60% of Its Property Tax Budget After Big Lots Sale to ICE - Coal Region Canary
A day after learning definitively that the US government had purchased the former Big Lots Distribution Center property, Tremont Township supervisors lamented about the likely loss in property tax revenue at their regular monthly meeting.
Coal Region Canary
County records show sale of Tremont warehouse to US Government
A deed was filed Monday afternoon confirming the purchase of the former Big Lots distribution center in Tremont Twp. by the United States of America, meaning an ICE detention center is coming to Sc…
Olivia Schlinkman
CONFIRMED: US Government Purchases Future ICE Facilities in Schuylkill, Berks Counties - Coal Region Canary
It’s now confirmed that large ICE facilities are coming to Schuylkill County and northern Berks County. Deeds were received locally on the sale of two large warehouse properties in Schuylkill and Berks counties Monday.
Coal Region Canary
Plans for ICE detention center in Schuylkill County draw angry, concerned residents to town hall
Residents vowed to fight a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement proposal to open an immigrant detention center in a former Big Lots warehouse in Tremont Twp., Schuylkill County. A Democratic congressional candidate organized the town hall.
Borys Krawczeniuk | WVIA News
Detention
center
eyed in
Schuylkill | Times News Online
A 1-million-square-foot former Big Lots warehouse is being eyed as a U.S., immigration detention center.
However, the Schuylkill County Commissioners say no applications for the center have been filed…
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WaPo: ICE Processing Facility Proposed for Schuylkill County - Coal Region Canary
A location in Schuylkill County has been identified as a proposed home for a new immigration detention facility, The Washington Post is reporting based on a draft federal solicitation.
Coal Region Canary
Berks facility news
Commissioners and residents react to ICE purchase of Upper Bern warehouse
Commissioners say they learned about the deal only after it was finalized.
José Martínez
ICE warehouse purchase in Berks raises questions for local lawmakers
Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Berks County have questions about ICE’s plans for an $87 million warehouse in Upper Bern Township.
Paloma Freundt
ICE purchases warehouse in Upper Bern Township [Update]
The federal immigration enforcement agency acquired a 527,000-square-foot warehouse on Mountain Road for $87.4 million.
Karen Shuey
National news coverage
Trump’s $45 billion expansion of immigrant detention sites faces pushback from communities
State and local officials are pushing back against federal plans to expand immigrant detention facilities.
DAVID A. LIEB
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
Sophie Alexander