Federal immigration officials plan to spend $38.3 billion to boost detention capacity to 92,600 beds.
Valentines day composition. Studio shot on white wooden background.Jessie Diggins digs deep for bronze in women's 10km freeBehind the scenes with Snoop Dogg and Team USA athletesA massive 826,780-square-foot warehouse sits illuminated Feb.
12, 2026, in the El Paso suburb of Socorro, Texas, that was recently purchased by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for $122.8 million. A massive 826,780-square-foot warehouse sits illuminated Feb. 12, 2026, in the El Paso suburb of Socorro, Texas, that was recently purchased by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for $122.8 million. A massive 826,780-square-foot warehouse sits illuminated Feb. 12, 2026, in the El Paso suburb of Socorro, Texas, that was recently purchased by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for $122.8 million. Republican New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte posted the document online amid tension over ICE's plans to convert a warehouse in Merrimack into a 500-bed processing center.It said ICE plans 16 regional processing centers with a population of 1,000 to 1,500 detainees, whose stays would average three to seven days. Another eight large-scale detention centers would be capable of housing 7,000 to 10,000 detainees for periods averaging less than 60 days.Plans call for all of them to be up and running by November as immigration officials roll out a massive $45 billionMore than 75,000 immigrants were being detained by ICE as of mid-January, up from 40,000 when Trump took office a year earlier, according to federal data released last week. The newly released document refers to “non-traditional facilities” and comes as ICE has quietly bought at least seven warehouses — some larger than 1 million square feet — in the past few weeks in Arizona, Georgia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Texas. Warehouse purchases in six cities were scuttled when buyers decided not to sell under pressure from activists. Several other deals in places like New York are imminent, however.Tensions boiled to the surface after interim ICE Director Todd Lyons testified Thursday that the Department of Homeland Security “has worked with Gov. Ayotte” and provided her with an economic impact summary.The document mistakenly refers to the “ripple effects to the Oklahoma economy” and revenue generated by state sales and income taxes, neither of which exist in New Hampshire. “Director Lyons’ comments today are another example of the troubling pattern of issues with this process,” Ayotte said. “Officials from the Department of Homeland Security continue to provide zero details of their plans for Merrimack, never mind providing any reports or surveys.” DHS did not respond to questions about Ayotte's comments or the new document. But it previously confirmed that it was looking for more detention space, although it objected to calling the sites “warehouses,” saying in a statement that they would be “very well structured detention facilities meeting our regular detention standards.”Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Aquí está el clima que puedes esperar en Houston para el Día de San ValentínHISD Superintendent Mike Miles responds to backlash over conflicting new plans to close schoolsHISD to Close 12 Schools, Supt. Mike MilesAlvin ISD Student Dies After Medical Emergency at School$75,000 lost in hours: Alvin couple’s story shows how quickly fake bank texts and calls can hit18-wheeler fire shuts down lanes on I-45Trial date set for man accused of killing Migos rapper Takeoff at Houston bowling alley16-year-old shot 3 times after online sale turns into attempted robbery at Spring apartment complex
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