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Warehouse in Surprise, Arizona purchased by DHS for detention conversion

Legal Agreement Stalls Immigrant Detention Center in Surprise

July 1, 2026 Surprise, Arizona Arizona Mirror
The Department of Homeland Security will not begin converting a warehouse in Surprise into an immigration detention center until an environmental review is completed, under a new legal agreement between the agency and Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes. Mayes sued the Trump administration in April to stop the conversion of the 418,000-square-foot warehouse, which sits roughly 300 yards from homes and about a mile from a high school.