Salt Lake City and County Sue DHS to Stop 10,000-Bed Detention Center — Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County sued the Department of Homeland Security on June 8, 2026 to stop ICE from converting an 830,000-square-foot warehouse near the city’s airport — purchased for $145.4 million in March — into a detention center that could hold up to 10,000 people. Officials cited overtaxed water and sewer systems, air pollution, and public health risks, and Mayor Erin Mendenhall said residents “are legally entitled to public review and reasoned decision making on major actions by the federal government.”