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Democrats want to ban ICE from turning warehouses into detention centers

The Verge • 2026-04-23T14:35

A bill introduced by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) would prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from converting warehouses and similar buildings into immigrant detention centers, an attempt to slow President Donald Trump's mass deportations campaign. The Ban Warehouse Detention Act would also forbid Immigration and Customs Enforcement from developing other "non-traditional" detention facilities. "ICE and […]

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Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) would prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from converting warehouses and similar buildings into immigrant detention centers, an attempt to slow President Donald Trump's mass deportations campaign.

The Ban Warehouse Detention Act would also forbid Immigration and Customs Enforcement from developing other "non-traditional" detention facilities.

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