Overview
- An ICE spokesperson confirmed the agency purchased the property at 7525 Cogswell Street in Romulus near Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
- ICE said the site will meet its detention standards and projected 1,458 jobs, about $150 million in economic activity, and more than $33 million in tax revenue.
- Romulus Mayor Robert A. McCraight, state Sen. Darrin Camilleri, state Rep. Dylan Wegela, and U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib publicly opposed the move and signaled legal and political action.
- The U.S. General Services Administration finalized a lease for ICE administrative and legal offices in Southfield, and local officials said enforcement officers will not operate from that location.
- Bloomberg previously listed Romulus among 23 potential warehouse detention sites with a rough 500-bed concept, but ICE has not confirmed capacity or a timeline.