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Construction Contracts Awarded for ICE Detention Facilities in Maryland and Arizona

The federal government awarded renovation contracts Sunday for two warehouses — in Maryland and Arizona — as the government races to expand its detention network.
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A "Humanitarian Response" Firm With No Federal Contract History Is Staffing Planned Immigration Detention Center in Maryland
Anovaeon LLC, which has never won a federal contract, is recruiting for a 1,500-bed facility outside Hagerstown amid unresolved infrastructure concerns.
 • Michael Wriston and Bre Gurosko
ICE's New Maryland Detention Center Would Need 209,000 Gallons of Water a Day. Nobody Knows Where It Will Come From.
ICE has filed no permits, made no water request and disclosed no plan for sustaining 1,500 detainees in a building allocated 800 gallons a day.
 • Michael Wriston
Follow the Money - February 2026: Warehouses Dominate ICE Spending
Project Salt Box's monthly report on ICE and CBP procurement activities
 • Em Knepp
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ICYMI: Allison Gill live with Project Salt Box
We talk contracts, data, and what you can do to help your neighbors
 • Michael Wriston, Allison Gill, and 𝖒.
First ICE Vehicles Arrive at Williamsport Detention Warehouse
Photos obtained by Project Salt Box show 53 unmarked government trucks and SUVs staged behind the newly-purchased facility.
 • Michael Wriston
ICE Moves Minneapolis Fleet to Williamsport Detention Warehouse
As ICE builds out a detention infrastructure across the mid-Atlantic, equipment from its Minneapolis operation is heading to Maryland.
 • Michael Wriston
A 1,500-bed detention facility is coming to rural Maryland. We’re calling on ICE to account for what that means — and asking you to do the…
An Open Letter to DHS's Sustainability Team from Project Salt Box
 • Michael Wriston
Maryland House Passes Trio of Immigration Bills in Response to Federal Detention Push
Three emergency measures would set new limits on immigration detention in Maryland — and give residents the right to sue federal officers in state…
 • Michael Wriston
ICE Moves Dozens of Vehicles From Exposed Baltimore Garage Ahead of Protest
Roughly 50 unmarked federal vehicles left the Symphony Center garage Wednesday, relocating to at least two other downtown sites hours before a…
 • Michael Wriston
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Baltimore salt boxes help neighbors prevent ice. We help you do the same by tracking federal procurement so you can see what they're planning before ICE shows up in your neighborhood.

Project Salt Box

Baltimore salt boxes help neighbors prevent ice. We help you do the same by tracking federal procurement so you can see what they're planning before ICE shows up in your neighborhood.
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