Detention Pipeline

Early Warning
Start Here → Map Fights Pipeline Tactics Investigate Counties By State By Signal Type Timeline Players Network Facilities FOIA Generator Help Build Contribute Coverage Gaps Data Sources Develop Resources Methodology
Home/County Fights

County Fights

Communities across the country are fighting detention facility proposals. These are their stories — what worked, what didn't, and what you can learn from them.

Active Fights

Bradford County FL — 3,000-Bed IGSA Facility on Contaminated Site
Contested
Bradford, Florida · Vote: 3-2 (Jan 15, 2026) to advance proposal
Ongoing. April 7, 2026 BOCC agenda includes both FDEP environmental monitoring agreement AND lease for 'temporary ICE detainment facility' — lease before studies complete.
Salt Lake City UT — Protests, Water Restrictions, and Mayor Opposition to 10,000-Bed Mega Center
Contested
Salt Lake, Utah
Ongoing. City imposed water use restrictions (following Social Circle model). Hundreds protested, 3 arrested. Mayor vowed to 'use every tool at the City's disposal.' $145.4M purchase completed — federal preemption limits city options.

Successfully Blocked

Hanover VA — Warehouse Owners Terminated Deal with ICE
Blocked
Hanover, Virginia
Warehouse owners terminated the deal. Another seller-side block.
Kansas City MO — Platform Ventures Warehouse Deal Blocked by Community Pressure
Blocked
Jackson, Missouri
Platform Ventures withdrew from sale after weeks of mass protests, student walkouts, business shutdowns, and national general strike participation. Port KC severed all ties with the developer.
Merrimack NH — ICE Processing Center Paused After Community Opposition
Blocked
Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Paused. Community opposition halted the project. The NH government released internal ICE planning documents that revealed the Detention Reengineering Initiative to the public for the first time.
Shakopee MN — Warehouse Owner Declined ICE Deal
Blocked
Scott, Minnesota
Warehouse owner declined to sell to ICE. Community opposition made the deal politically toxic for the seller.
Social Circle GA — City Locked the Water Meter to Block 10,000-Bed Mega Center
Blocked
Walton, Georgia
City locked the water meter because the facility's sewage demand (1M gal/day) exceeded the treatment plant's total capacity (660K gal/day). Facility cannot operate without municipal water.

Other

Palm Beach County FL — 'Belly of the Beast' Immigration Enforcement and Community Resistance
Palm Beach, Florida · operational-despite-opposition
Pinal County AZ — County Attorney Signs Rogue 287(g), Board Declares It Illegal
Pinal, Arizona · litigation
Durant OK — Choctaw Nation Purchases Warehouse to Block ICE Detention Facility
Oklahoma
Romulus MI — State AG and City Sue to Block ICE Warehouse Near Schools
Wayne, Michigan · litigation
Roxbury NJ — Governor, AG, and Township Sue to Block ICE Processing Center
Morris, New Jersey · litigation
Surprise AZ — City Passed 5-Year Ban on Detention Facilities (Unenforceable Due to Federal Preemption)
Maricopa, Arizona · operational-despite-opposition

Is your community facing a detention facility proposal?

Report what's happening →