EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Socorro Mayor Rudy Cruz Jr. hopes warehouses once considered for massive immigrant detention and previously owned by the Department of Homeland Security can bring an economic boost to his city.
Mayor Cruz Cruz joined KTSM 9 News Anchor Andy Morgan live at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, to discuss the warehouses and and what happens next now that the properties have been transferred to the General Services Administration (GSA).
U.S. Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, announced on Tuesday, Aug. 11, that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will not use the 826,000-square-foot warehouses. DHS purchased the properties for $122.8 million…