ICE working to open four new detention facilities with space for 5,500 detainees

nbcnews.com·By Laura Strickler and Joy Y. Wang·2026-07-29T12:53:11.495Z
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This article is not considered a psychological operation. It reports on ICE's plans to contract new detention facilities in Seattle, Philadelphia, Miami, and Denver, with a combined capacity to hold 5,500 detainees, reflecting the agency's broader effort to increase immigration arrests. The announcement comes amid national scrutiny following two recent fatal shootings by ICE officers.

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