paused — Project on legal pause as of late April 2026 — NEPA litigation following Maryland federal judge precedent; San Antonio City Council passed 9-2 zoning restrictions Apr 17; ~100 protested April 25 at facility; County passed 4-1 opposition; original 8-2 moratorium vote held

active-crisis — Three deaths at Camp East Montana including one ruled homicide; ICE inspection found 49 detention standards violations; original operator Acquisition Logistics (no detention experience, $1.3B contract) replaced by Amentum in March 2026; DHS purchased three Socorro warehouses for $123M in January 2026; El Paso City Council voted April 13, 2026 to pursue zoning restrictions on new ICE detention facilities; El Paso County Attorney filed FOIA federal lawsuit April 6, 2026; City of Socorro moved to block facility.

lost — Houston City Council passed an ordinance April 8, 2026 barring HPD from prolonging stops or detaining people on civil ICE warrants. Texas Gov. Abbott threatened to withhold $114M in state public safety grants; AG Paxton filed suit. On April 22 the council voted 13-4 to gut the ordinance, deleting key civil warrant language. Civil rights groups called it a capitulation. Texas sued anyway after the retreat. Harris County (separate entity) faces a December 2026 SB8 deadline to sign a 287(g) agreement.

paused — DHS purchased a 640,000 sqft warehouse in McAllen for $66M+ planned as ICE processing facility. At end of March 2026 DHS paused warehouse purchases under review of Noem-era contracts. On April 14, 2026, nine Rio Grande Valley residents confronted McAllen City Commission demanding the city reject any public funding and seek transparency. Mayor Villalobos indicated federal immunity from local zoning precludes direct city action.