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Wed Feb 18, 2026, 05:39 PM Wednesday

ICE retracts 'mistake' statement about warehouse purchase in Chester, NY [View all]

Five days after confirming a Chester property purchase by the Department of Homeland Security, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson has withdrawn the claim.

“ICE has NOT purchased a facility in Lebanon, Tennessee or Chester, New York,” said the spokesperson in an email to the Times Herald-Record on Feb. 18. “That statement was sent without proper approval, and this mistake has since been rectified.


[link:https://www.recordonline.com/story/news/local/2026/02/18/warehouse-in-orange-county-ny-not-purchased-by-ice-according-to-new-statement/88740437007/?]



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