Items Tagged with 'ICE'

What happened inside the rush to build one of the nation's largest ICE detention facilities is now drawing federal attention.

Senate committee confirmed Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin, a former contractor, as secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security, with former energy giant Williams Co. CEO Alan Armstrong named the Senate successor through January.

A proposed ICE detention center in New Hampshire is causing political turmoil in the region as Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey calls on N.H. Gov. Kelley Ayotte to denounce the project. 

Federal planning for an ICE reuse of a New Hampshire warehouse has begun, but local permits, contractors and construction details remain absent.

The raid stemmed from a months-long criminal investigation into alleged unlawful employment and other federal violations.

Labor shortages are the top cause of project delays, and more than 25% of contractors say they have been impacted by immigration enforcement.

An ENR commentary about construction industry worksite raids, deportations and the need for special visas.

Opponents say detention center for people arrested for immigration violations, estimated to cost $450M for construction and first-year operation, will harm the Everglades ecosystem surrounding it and are suing the US and Florida governments in federal court. 

Both documented and undocumented workers are being swept up as raids escalate across construction, as others avoid jobsites to stay out of ICE crosshairs.

The Chicago Blackhawks are spending $65 million to renovate and expand an ice arena on land it purchased in 2016.