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Cities Have a New Tactic to Block ICE Jails: Run Out the Clock
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- San Antonio is suing to delay the Trump administration’s plan to convert a warehouse into a detention center for 1,500 immigrants, with about seven weeks until Democrats take control of Congress.
- Representative Joaquin Castro expressed hope that the incoming Democratic majority will permanently block the project starting in January, criticizing the suitability of warehouses for housing people.
- The detention center plan has faced opposition, legal challenges, and cancellations in other locations.
- Local officials, including San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones, claim they have not been informed about the warehouse purchase since February, despite the government spending $66 million on the property.
