Immigration and Customs Enforcement has halted plans to build a new facility in Utah’s Salt Lake City, after progressives and some Republicans raised questions about the proposal.
ICE acquired the $145 million warehouse near Salt Lake City International Airport in March, with plans to convert it into a detention center. The move placed the proposed facility in the state’s most liberal hot spot, triggering a lawsuit from the city challenging the plan in June, intense demonstrations, and outspoken opposition from Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, who argued it would take an “enormous toll’ on local infrastructure.
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