Judge extends pause on Salt Lake ICE warehouse suit as feds list the building for sale
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County and the Justice Department agreed to delay the case until at least January.
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A federal judge has agreed to keep a lawsuit over an ICE detention center plan on hold, with lawyers saying the federal government has now listed the Salt Lake City warehouse for sale, FOX 13 reported. [1]
Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security over its plan to convert an industrial warehouse near Salt Lake City International Airport into an immigrant detention center. FOX 13 reported that the plan drew public protests until the agency dropped it months later. [1]
Attorneys for the city, the county and the U.S. Department of Justice agreed to delay the case until at least January, giving Homeland Security more time to sell the property. A status report submitted to the court says "Defendants still intend to dispose of this property" and that "the property is now listed." The report gave no price, FOX 13 reported. [1]
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