‘Not the right location:’ Hanover supervisors, residents oppose DHS ICE facility

By: Markus Schmidt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: January 29, 2026

Words: 1,200

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Amid nationwide shock over recent ICE-related deaths in Minneapolis that have ignited protests and debate over federal immigration enforcement, the Hanover County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday pushed back against a U.S. Department of Homeland Security plan to convert a newly built warehouse off Lakeridge Parkway into an immigration detention processing facility.

More than 500 protesters — along with some supporters of ICE’s enforcement efforts — gathered outside the county administration building and residents …

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