$313 Million Detention Center Project in Arizona Halted Amid Lawsuit, Local Opposition

A federal database listed two notices about the stop-work order for the processing facility.

A 418,000-square-foot warehouse building in Surprise, Ariz., on Feb. 12, 2026, purchased by the Department of Homeland Security as a potential detention center for illegal immigrants, sparking a local backlash. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times

A $313 million federal contract to convert a warehouse in Surprise, Arizona, into an immigration detention center has been halted, adding uncertainty to a project already facing legal action and local opposition.

USAspending.gov, a federal database, shows two recent contract modifications. The first, issued April 22, imposed a stop-work order on the processing facility. The second, issued on April 23, updated that directive.