Salt Lake County Mayor reacts to news Ritchie Group will not sell, lease westside warehouse for ICE detention center

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 24, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — The Ritchie Group — associated with a westside property at 1197 N. 6880 West, which has been linked to a proposed ICE detention Center — on Saturday announced it and its investors “have no plans to sell or lease the property in question to the federal government.”

The statement said the Ritchie Group is “proud to be a family-owned Utah business that has been building our communities since 1973.”

“The Ritchie Group remains committed to investing in a safe, prosperous, and thriving Utah,” the statement says…

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