NH congressional delegation introduces bill to require local input on ICE detention facilities

By: William Skipworth

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: February 23, 2026

Words: 546

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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New Hampshire’s four congressional delegates — U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan and Reps. Chris Pappas and Maggie Goodlander — are introducing legislation that would require Immigration and Customs Enforcement to solicit feedback from area residents and receive written approval from local and state officials before it can build an immigrant detention facility.

The bill comes as plans to build one such immigrant detention center in Merrimack have rocked the state.

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