A $313 million federal contract to convert a warehouse in Surprise, Arizona, into an immigration detention center has been halted, adding uncertainty to a project already facing legal action and local opposition.
USAspending.gov, a federal database, shows two recent contract modifications. The first, issued April 22, imposed a stop-work order on the processing facility. The second, issued on April 23, updated that directive.
Volunteer-led research and advocacy group Project Salt Box, which monitors both the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), broke the story on April 26.
The contract, awarded to GardaWorld Federal Services, covers conversion of the warehouse into a detention center with capacity for up to 1,500 people….