DHS buys Berks County warehouse to use as immigration detention center

DHS buys Berks County warehouse to use as ICE detention center

The Trump administration purchased a vacant warehouse in Berks County for $84M to use as an immigration detention center.

PHILADELPHIA - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to use a newly purchased warehouse in Berks County as an immigration detention center.

What we know:

The Trump administration purchased a vacant warehouse in Berks County for $84M to use as an immigration detention center.

The property is located in the rural, heavily wooded community of Hamburg – about 80 miles northwest of Philadelphia.

It's one of at least 23 locations across the country the DHS plans to use as immigration detention facilities.

What we don't know:

It's unknown at this time when the facility will open.