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One thing to highlight: even as DHS seeks to examine these as “Noem-era” decisions, sources with direct knowledge of the warehouse scheme all say: 1. ICE-ERO was opposed to the plan from the start — they preferred to buy existing jails 2. Pressure from the WH, specifically Miller, drove the policy

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Via AP: Warehouse purchases on pause while DHS reviews Noem-era contracts, policies, and proposals.

apnews.comDHS pauses new immigrant warehouse purchases amid review of Noem-era contractsHomeland Security is pausing plans to buy new warehouses for immigrant detention as it reviews contracts signed under former secretary Kristi Noem.

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1 Apr

Two sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, both separately said Miller preferred the theatricality of tent camps full of migrants on the border. He wanted video clips of people being held in these camps, they say. The warehouses provided an expanded opportunity for that in the US interior.

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1 Apr

The rationale was “deterrence,” those sources say. By showing people in austere conditions, he hoped to scare off undocumented people in the U.S., as well as people seeking to cross the border — “cruelty as the policy,” one source said.

open.substack.com"Doomed to Failure”Veteran officials know the plan is unworkable. Political leadership doesn't care. And the budget has soared past $55 billion.

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1 Apr

Tents in extreme heat = more deaths = crimes against humanity.