SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall met with ICE officials after the Department of Homeland Security purchased a warehouse in Salt Lake City for $145 million, with ICE confirming its plans for a facility.
In early March, DHS bought a warehouse on a nearly 25-acre parcel of land located at 6020 West 300 South in Salt Lake City for $145.44 million, cash in hand.
“These will be very well-structured detention facilities meeting our regular detention standards,” DHS confirmed, adding that the ICE detention center will generate nearly 10,000 jobs in the area and contribute $1.1 billion to GDP.
Meeting with ICE officials
Last week, Mayor Mendenhall met virtually with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Deputy Director Charles Wall and Deputy Chief of Staff to the Director Tim Kaiser. Following her brief meeting, she shared the following statement:…