ICE no longer intends to turn Salt Lake City warehouse into detention center, court filing says

By: Katie McKellar

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: August 19, 2026

Words: 553

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Through their attorneys, Department of Homeland Security officials told Salt Lake City leaders that they “no longer intend to convert” a Salt Lake City warehouse purchased earlier this year for $145.4 million with now abandoned plans to turn it into a massive detention center.

That’s according to new court documents filed Wednesday, in which attorneys for all parties involved asked a judge to push pause on the lawsuit …

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