CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN RAISES THE ALARM ON REPORTS OF POTENTIAL ICE FACILITY IN NEWBURGH, SENDS URGENT INQUIRY SEEKING ANSWERS

Congressman Pat Ryan Raises the Alarm on Reports of Potential ICE Facility in Newburgh, Sends Urgent Inquiry Seeking Answers

Following the awarding of a GSA lease in Newburgh to a Texas-based developer that has previously contracted with DHS, Ryan is urgently seeking answers on if the site will be used for ICE detention

Ryan has led the fight against a mass detention center opening in the Hudson Valley for months; his petition opposing the proposed facility in Chester amassed more than 25,000 signatures

Today – especially following Border Czar Tom Homan’s promise of an ICE surge in New York –  Ryan is recommitting to the fight to keep ICE out of the Hudson Valley – in Chester, Newburgh, or anywhere else

NEWBURGH, NY  –  Today, Congressman Pat Ryan is raising the alarm on a potential ICE detention facility leased in Newburgh, NY. The US Government Services Administration (GSA) has awarded a lease on the Newburgh site to a Texas-based developer that has previously contracted with DHS. 

In light of public documents pertaining to the site that state “a dedicated sally port/garage will be required for secure access into the building for deliveries by Government vehicles, including detainee buses and vans,” and Border Czar Tom Homan’s promise of an ICE surge in New York – Ryan is urgently seeking answers on if the site will be used for ICE detention.

For months, Ryan has led the fight against a mass detention center being built in the Hudson Valley. When reports of a Trump Administration plan to build a mass detention center in Chester broke in January, Ryan immediately joined the community in raising the alarm. His petition opposing the site amassed more than 25,000 signatures, which he submitted directly to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). 

Now, Ryan is reigniting his fight to keep ICE out of the Hudson Valley – in Chester, Newburgh, or anywhere else. 

“From the very beginning, the Trump Administration – particularly ICE and DHS – have refused to be transparent with our community. We’ve made it clear: we strongly reject a mass detention center or any ICE facility in the Hudson Valley. I’m urgently seeking answers to figure out exactly what their plan is,” said Congressman Pat Ryan. “Because if the Administration thinks they can quietly build this without the force of our community fighting back, they’ve got another thing coming. When they tried to build a facility in Chester, we rallied with one voice to stop it. Together, the Hudson Valley is standing on the side of justice, accountability, and humanity – and whether in Newburgh, Chester, or anywhere else, we won’t stand idly by while ICE moves into our community, terrorizes our neighbors, and makes us all less safe.”

Led by Congressman Ryan, the Hudson Valley community has made their feelings about ICE detention in their backyards very well known. The Chester proposal received wide, bipartisan backlash, and Ryan’s petition opposing the facility has amassed more than 25,000 signatures.

Ryan has been leading the fight against ICE detention in the Hudson Valley for months. He has repeatedly voted against funding DHS, citing the agency’s unconstitutional overreach and their already inflated budget – larger than most countries’ militaries. Ryan also sponsored articles of impeachment against then-DHS Secretary Kristi Noem for her clear violations of the US Constitution and betrayal of the public trust. 

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