Merrillville ICE Detention Warehouse
Proposed ICE warehouse, Merrillville
IN, United States
Proposed facility
Operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Proposed; owner confirmed no sale to ICE
Address
Merrillville, IN
Location
Overview
Merrillville, Indiana, was identified in federal expansion documents for a roughly 275,000-square-foot warehouse conversion. The town council passed a resolution opposing the facility. Warehouse owner Opus Development Company confirmed to town leadership that it had no plans to sell to ICE. Wikipedia lists the site as proposed with the owner stating it was not negotiating with DHS.
Statistics
- Planned detainee capacity500 beds (2026)Source: ICE Detention Reengineering Initiative; community tracking maps
- Warehouse size275,000 sq ft (2026)Source: ICE Detention Reengineering Initiative; news reporting