Surprise mayor requests meeting with DHS over ICE detention center

Federal immigration officials are moving forward with a sweeping plan to expand detention capacity nationwide — and that effort is now raising questions in Surprise, Arizona. Under its “Detention Reengineering Initiative,” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to overhaul its detention system by the end of fiscal year 2026. The agency says it will build or renovate eight large-scale detention centers, add 16 regional processing sites, and acquire 10 existing facilities where ICE already operates.