Proposed #ICE facility in #NewHampshire won’t be built, governor says

The plan for a 500-bed processing center had drawn pushback from local and state officials.

by Drew Johnson, February 24, 2026

The Department of Homeland Security will not move forward with its plan to convert a warehouse in Merrimack, New Hampshire, into a 500-bed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, Gov. Kelly Ayotte announced Tuesday.

The proposal had drawn pushback from local and state officials in New Hampshire, while its proximity to Maine also generated rumors that it would be used to hold people detained here."

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F*cking liars! Just saw on the news how at a hearing today, #DHS said that #NewHampshire governor #KellyAyotte had given them approval to build an #ICEFacility in #MerrimackNH, and Ayotte stated that this morning was the first she had heard of it!!!

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