Skook News will provide updates if any proposals or communications involving Schuylkill County are confirmed. Link to Washington Post Articlehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/24/ice-immigrants-detention-warehouses-deportation-trump/ Skook News will provide updates if any proposals or communications involving Schuylkill County are confirmed.Link to Washington Post ArticleA national investigation published Wednesday, December 24, 2025, by The Washington Post has drawn local attention in Schuylkill County after the borough of Tremont was referenced in broader discussions surrounding the Trump administration’s plans to dramatically expand immigrant detention capacity across the United States.According to the Washington Post report, internal documents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) outline a proposal to hold as many as 80,000 immigrant detainees in large-scale, warehouse-style facilities as part of an effort to accelerate deportations. Proposed locations mentioned in the documents are primarily near major transportation corridors in states such as Texas, Virginia, Louisiana, Arizona, Georgia, and Missouri.The Washington Post reports that ICE officials believe concentrating detainees in large warehouses could reduce transportation delays and speed deportations. However, immigration advocates and infrastructure experts cited in the article raised concerns about the suitability of warehouse buildings for long-term human occupancy, pointing to ventilation, sanitation, medical access, and staffing challenges.ICE currently holds more than 68,000 detainees nationwide, according to agency data cited in the report — the highest number on record. Nearly half of those detained have no criminal convictions.The Department of Homeland Security declined to confirm the specifics of the warehouse plan, stating only that proposals are subject to change and internal review.At this time, there is no indication that Tremont or Schuylkill County is being considered for an ICE detention facility, and the Washington Post article does not suggest any imminent action locally.

Source: Washington Post December 27, 2025 15:12 UTC