Overview
- U.S. District Judge Brendan A. Hurson extended a temporary stop-work order on the Williamsport/Hagerstown project and indicated he expects to rule by about April 16.
- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown’s lawsuit seeks to stop construction and operation until a full NEPA review with public input is completed.
- DHS purchased the warehouse and awarded a $113 million contract to KVG LLC to retrofit the site, which the state says could hold about 1,500 people.
- ICE stated the facility would meet its detention standards, while Washington County commissioners characterized it as a processing and holding center.
- Gov. Wes Moore supports the lawsuit and House Republicans oppose it, highlighting local political division over the planned federal facility.