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Senators Demand Answers on ICE Lease Questions for ICE
Agency rents Town of Newburgh warehouse Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer demanded on Wednesday (July 22) that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security disclose whether a Town of Newburgh warehouse is being leased for Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees. In a letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, the New York senators said that the department and ICE's $35.5 million, 15-year lease of a 42,377-square-foot warehouse at 800 Corporate Blvd "has generated significant concern" among residents and local officials "due to the lack of transparency." The General Services…
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