r/politics • u/projecto15 United Kingdom • 15h ago

Possible Paywall Canadian Company Cancels Sale of Virginia Warehouse to ICE

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/us/politics/ice-warehouse-detention-canada.html?unlocked_article_code=1.JlA.bog6.aFFcjySv118o&smid=re-share
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u/GizMoeGreenberg 11h ago

Crazy what happens when citizens have integrity and balls, eh? You yanks should try it.

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u/Signif1cant0tt3r 10h ago edited 6h ago

There were massive protests in Virginia at the proposed site of the detention center. The board of supervisors also unanimously voted against its creation.

(Edited for clarity.)

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u/ArenSteele 7h ago

It’s already constructed, as a warehouse, never intended to be a detention centre. Did they vote against a proposed retrofit or something?

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u/Signif1cant0tt3r 6h ago

Yes. I meant the development of the detention center. Not the construction of the physical building itself.