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DHS Buys Warehouse for $129M to Create Detention Center

3/28/2026

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The Department of Homeland Security purchased a million-square-foot warehouse in Social Circle, Georgia, for $129 million, 45 miles east of Atlanta.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to convert the warehouse into a detention center for immigrants awaiting deportation.
A government memo outlines a $38.3 billion investment in a detention model that acquires and repurposes warehouses into facilities and creates a new commercial real estate asset class.

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The Department of Homeland Security purchased a million-square-foot warehouse in Social Circle, Georgia, for $129 million, 45 miles east of Atlanta.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to convert the warehouse into a detention center for immigrants awaiting deportation.
A government memo outlines a $38.3 billion investment in a detention model that acquires and repurposes warehouses into facilities and creates a new commercial real estate asset class.