ICE Buys Williamsport, MD Warehouse for $102M to Convert to Detention Facility

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), acting via the General Services Administration, purchased a 54-acre warehouse complex near Williamsport, Maryland for $102.4 million in cash on January 16, 2026. The federal government intends to convert the property into a 1,500-bed "ICE Baltimore Processing Facility." The purchase was an all-cash, direct acquisition bypassing traditional government leasing arrangements, marking a notable government re-entry into real estate ownership as part of broader immigration enforcement infrastructure expansion.