State agencies blast ‘deeply flawed’ ICE detention site, lawmakers want ‘immediate halt’ to project

By: Rhiannon Evans

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: March 7, 2026

Words: 724

Last Updated: 3 days, 16 hours ago

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The heads of three Maryland agencies blasted the Trump administration’s “deeply flawed” plans to convert a Washington County warehouse into an immigration detention center, which they said poses a threat to the area’s wildlife and infrastructure.

The 10-page letter sent Thursday by the secretaries of Transportation, Environment and Natural Resources is the latest push from state and federal lawmakers fighting plans by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to build a 1,500-bed detention center on the …

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