Noem’<\/a> s tenure but immediately ran into intense opposition around the country by residents and communities opposed to such large Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities in their neighborhoods.<\/p>\nMany objected on moral grounds to ICE’s presence in their neighborhoods, while others questioned whether the facilities would be a drain on local resources, such as sewer and water systems.<\/p>\n
So far, 11 warehouses have been purchased in Arizona, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas and Utah, with the federal government spending a combined $1.074 billion. <\/p>\n
But lawsuits are pending in three of the states. Meanwhile, the capacity of at least one warehouse has been scaled back. Plans initially called for a warehouse in the Phoenix suburb of Surprise to be used as a 1,500-bed processing site, but Homeland Security now plans to cap occupied beds at 542, Surprise Mayor Kevin Sarter said during a news conference on Monday.<\/p>\n
In many cases, mayors, county commissioners, governors and members of Congress learned about ICE\u2019s ambitions only after the agency bought or leased space for detainees, leading to shock and frustration even in areas that have backed Trump.<\/p>\n
The warehouse plan ran into challenges from the start. Eight deals were scuttled in places like Kansas City, Missouri, when owners decided not to sell. <\/p>\n
Pressed on the lack of information during his confirmation hearing, Mullin acknowledged there had been issues.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got to protect the homeland and we\u2019re going to do that,\u201d Mullin said. \u201cBut obviously we want to work with community leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mullin, who took over and expanded his family\u2019s plumbing business before representing Oklahoma in the U.S House and Senate, said that \u201cone thing I do know is construction.\u201d<\/p>\n
He noted that most municipalities don\u2019t have the capacity in their infrastructure for waste and water.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, it\u2019s important that we\u2019re talking to the communities and if we\u2019re having additional needs, we can work with the cities,” he said at his confirmation hearing earlier this month.<\/p>\n
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Hollingsworth reported from Kansas City, Missouri.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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