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ICE to Sell Seven Warehouses, Pennsylvania Sites Face Tax Losses

6/19/2026

Summary

Story summary

ICE will transfer or sell seven former warehouse sites, including two in Pennsylvania, after intense local opposition.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed the Berks and Schuylkill County warehouses are among the seven properties being offloaded.
Berks County Commissioner Christian Leinbach said he received no notice from DHS or ICE.
The Berks site would lose $200,000 in county taxes, $31,000 in township taxes and $597,000 in school taxes.

History

Historical Context

In 2003 ICE took over the former Fort Dix Army depot, converting it to a detention center that prompted local opposition in Wrightstown. Fort Dix, founded in 1917 and reshaped by the 1990s Base Realignment and Closure process, has long been a focal point for federal-local disputes. The agency’s plan to sell seven Pennsylvania warehouses echoes that earlier clash.

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Story summary

ICE will transfer or sell seven former warehouse sites, including two in Pennsylvania, after intense local opposition.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed the Berks and Schuylkill County warehouses are among the seven properties being offloaded.
Berks County Commissioner Christian Leinbach said he received no notice from DHS or ICE.
The Berks site would lose $200,000 in county taxes, $31,000 in township taxes and $597,000 in school taxes.

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