NO CONCENTRATION CAMPS US
The administration is buying and retrofitting warehouses across the country for mass deportation. We’re a coalition of grassroots organizers and national groups fighting these sites. Sharing resources and strategy, we’re pushing back every day. We are…
No Concentration Camps US (NoCCUS.org).
BACKGROUND on ICE WAREHOUSES:
The stated goal of the Trump administration is to deport 1 million or more people per year. The activation of ICE warehouses throughout the nation will more than double bed capacity in the system adding over 90K beds. Daily national detention numbers in early 2026 hover around 70K.
Congress has allocated $45B to ICE to increase detention capacity through the “One Big Beautiful Bill.”
In 2025, the Trump administration attempted several different approaches to scale up their mass deportation efforts. Beginning with buying defunct prisons and moving to tent cities (like Alligator Alcatraz & Camp East Montana/Fort Bliss), they announced a pivot to activating shuttered warehouses throughout the country in Dec. 2025. The initial plan called for seven huge warehouses that could house up to 10K people in each one. These mega sites were envisioned to be the final stop for detainees before deportation out of country. An additional sixteen smaller warehouses holding up to 1500 people would also be required to function as feeder sites for the massive warehouses. Keep in mind that the largest detention facility (Camp East Montana) run by ICE, at its highest capacity, held only three thousand people and it has been riddled with charges of human rights abuses. Many modifications of the original ICE warehouse list have been made, and the situation continues to be in flux.
Current Status:
UNEXPECTED VICTORY!
Jun 18: In an unexpected victory for protestors around the country, ICE announced the selling off or transfer of 7 of the purchased warehouses (that ICE paid over $700M for). The abandoned warehouses include 2 in PA, 2 in GA, 1 n MI, 1 in NJ, and 1 in UT. No longer would these properties be used for detention. Another ICE warehouse site in EL Paso has also been removed from detention use according to a US Representative for the area.
3 ICE Warehouses still remain:
Hagerstown, MD: Thousands have supplied comments to the federal government for its planned environmental assessment of the ICE warehouse in Williamsport. As of July 1, the Attorney General of Maryland urged ICE to pause plans for the conversion citing “ongoing and unresolved concerns.” The AG further argued for a full environmental impact statement rather than the limited assessment ICE is conducting.
San Antonio, TX: As of July 2, the San Antonio Current reported that ICE now plans to open the facility there in mid-2027 according to a letter sent to the Mayor in late June.
Surprise, AZ: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced the warehouse was moving forward but would be delayed by the need for an environmental review. The agreement with ICE is seen as a major win and Mayes’ office predicted a minimum 9-month delay.
http://www.NoCCUS.org
Sister Organization: No Concentration Camps in Colorado
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