By Brian Barrett,Zoë Schiffer,Leah Feiger
Publication Date: 2026-02-12 22:12:00
Brian Barrett: They have about 80 billion available, of which I think they need to spend 75 billion over the next four years. So yes, they will continue to expand. And if you consider how much influence the 3,000 agents had in Minneapolis alone, which is about an eighth of that, they can repeat a version of this in many different places.
Leah Feiger: And honestly, I’ve reached out to the many local reporters around the country who have contacted me in the last day or so just to ask questions about the places we mentioned near them or in their states or cities. And what keeps coming to mind is that in addition to new buildings, they’re going to be placed in existing government buildings or existing leases, or that seems to be the plan. And then we also found out that a number of these ICE offices are located near plans for massive immigration detention warehouses, and we’re looking at setting up offices for, say, 20 minutes…
