New York Lawmakers Urge Hochul to Block 42,377-Square-Foot ICE Warehouse in Newburgh
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 25
New York Lawmakers Urge Hochul to Block 42,377-Square-Foot ICE Warehouse in Newburgh
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 25
Summary
A vacant 42,377-square-foot warehouse at 800 Corporate Boulevard in Newburgh has become the focus of a push for Gov. Kathy Hochul to stop any ICE takeover before it can be used to hold, process or transport immigrants.
The site has not been confirmed as a detention facility, but its address now appears on a federal list of owned or leased properties, fueling protests, local resolutions and demands for state intervention.
Pressure is rising because a New York law taking effect Tuesday bars local law enforcement from sharing jails and other resources with ICE, forcing the agency to look for alternative holding space.
That law also sharpens a political test for Hochul: her office would not say whether she would use executive action, while saying communities must have input before such facilities are built.
The dispute lands amid a broader clash over Trump’s immigration crackdown, with Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman—Hochul’s Republican challenger—defending an ICE partnership he says helped deport more than 2,000 people.