Any interest the federal government may have in expanding the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention system to Glendale hasn’t yet reached the West Valley city itself.
The Washington Post reported Dec. 24 that ICE plans to detain immigrants in a series of large warehouses across the U.S., including in Glendale, which it named. The Post says it reviewed a draft solicitation document that shows ICE is asking contractors to add to the U.S. detention system to detain more than 80,000 immigrants.
According to the report, Glendale would house one of 23 renovated warehouses across the country to be used as either processing centers or detention centers. The report further indicates Glendale would be home to one of seven larger facilities to hold between 5,000 and 10,000 people.
