美国移民和海关执法局（ICE）已放弃将宾夕法尼亚州两个仓库改造为拘留中心的计划 [1]。ICE律师周三撤回了对该项目的上诉 [1]。
该计划因宾夕法尼亚州环保部门拒绝签发必要的饮用水和污水许可而受阻 [1]。州政府以当地水务基础设施不足、无法满足数千名居民的需求为由做出拒绝决定 [1]。州长乔什·沙皮罗声称这些仓库"不适合用于人类居住，改造为拘留中心会对周边社区的健康、安全和基础设施造成严重风险" [1]。
这两个仓库位于宾州伯克斯县和舒伊尔基尔县 [1]。该项目原本是前国土安全部部长克里斯蒂·诺姆38亿美元扩展拘留能力计划的一部分 [1]。诺姆被解职后，其继任者马克韦恩·穆林于上月暂停了新仓库的采购 [1]。
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has withdrawn its appeal to prevent the state of Pennsylvania from blocking a proposal to convert two warehouses into immigration detention facilities [1]. The plan faced obstacles when state environmental officials refused to issue permits for drinking water and sewage systems, citing insufficient water infrastructure capacity to serve thousands of residents [1].
The warehouses, located in Berks and Schuylkill counties, were part of a broader $3.8 billion expansion of detention capacity initiated under former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem [1]. Governor Josh Shapiro had argued that the facilities were "not suitable for human habitation" and that converting them into detention centers would pose "serious risks to the health, safety and infrastructure of surrounding communities" [1].
The withdrawal follows recent shifts in leadership at the Department of Homeland Security. After Noem's departure, her successor Markwayne Mullin suspended new warehouse acquisitions last month [1].