Overview
- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed the suit Friday seeking to stop DHS from converting a Surprise warehouse into a short‑term ICE detention site.
- The complaint names DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and acting ICE director Todd Lyons and alleges the agencies failed to conduct reviews required by the National Environmental Policy Act.
- Mayes cites the warehouse’s location near a hazardous chemical storage facility and argues the site lacks adequate water and wastewater capacity for large groups.
- Property records show DHS bought the 418,000‑square‑foot building in January for more than $70 million, with retrofit costs estimated at about $150 million.
- An ICE spokesperson called the case political and said the agency evaluated potential environmental impacts, while local officials and residents continue to press for firm limits on ICE activity in community spaces.