ICE Says it Has ‘No New Detention Centers Planned’ at Upcoming Gilroy Facility

California and Santa Clara County filed a lawsuit on June 10 seeking to block construction of the facility.

Protesters confront federal immigration agents and California Army National Guardsmen in Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

SAN FRANCISCO—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) isn’t planning to establish detention centers at its planned facility near Gilroy, California.

In an email to The Epoch Times on June 15, regarding a lawsuit that had been filed against the agency over the planned facility, an ICE spokesperson said, “We have no new detention centers planned at this location.”