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flag ICE's plan to expand detention capacity stalls after a Texas company rejects selling a warehouse, halting a key facility despite federal funding and ongoing scrutiny over rising costs and foreign ownership concerns.

flag The U.S. government's plan to expand immigrant detention capacity faces a setback as Majestic Realty Co. in Hutchins, Texas, declined to sell its warehouse to ICE for a proposed 9,500-bed facility, citing community concerns and economic development goals. flag The decision halts one of several planned warehouse conversions under a broader Trump administration initiative to build 16 detention centers nationwide, despite federal funding and resistance from local officials and residents. flag Meanwhile, ICE’s purchase of a Georgia warehouse for $128.5 million—up from $29 million just two years prior—has drawn scrutiny over costs and potential foreign ties, though no direct links to Russian entities have been proven.

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