Agreement stalls immigrant detention center in Surprise

By: Gloria Rebecca Gomez

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: July 1, 2026

Words: 484

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security won’t start converting a warehouse into an immigration detention center in Surprise until an environmental review is completed, according to a new legal agreement between the agency and Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes.

Mayes filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in April to stop the conversion of a 418,400-square-foot warehouse into a detention center intended to hold at least 542 people. Mayes, a Democrat …

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