Detention and Civil Liberties

A federal judge has extended a preliminary injunction that halts work to convert a warehouse in Hagerstown, Maryland, into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, effectively pausing construction and operation of the proposed site at 10900 Hopewell Road. The court’s order responds to state-led legal challenges and local opposition that raised concerns about environmental impacts, water and sewer capacity, procedural transparency and whether the planned facility would be lawful under state and federal rules. The injunction keeps the project on hold while plaintiffs press claims in federal court.