ICE buys a Salt Lake City warehouse with plans for a new detention center

By: Annie Knox, Alixel Cabrera

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: March 13, 2026

Words: 976

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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A Salt Lake City warehouse is the latest in the nation to be purchased by U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement as the Trump administration plans a $45 billion expansion of detention centers.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, and a Delaware company on Wednesday finalized the $145.4 million deal, county property records show. The hulking facility with a long line of loading docks and few windows is located in an …

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