Locals Express Concern Over Proposed ICE Detention Center in Arizona

SURPRISE, Ariz.—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) purchased a large warehouse in Surprise, Arizona, in January to house as many as 1,500 illegal immigrants. DHS spent $70 million in cash to purchase the building, as part of the Trump administration’s push to transform sites nationwide into federal detention centers. “My wife and I aren’t happy about it. It was just sprung on us,” said John Weston, who owns property in Surprise about three miles from the empty warehouse. On Feb. 12, Weston was visiting with his friend, Herb, who owns a home across the street from the DHS property, near an industrial-commercial district that includes a bustling Walmart....