New soft-sided facility at Batavia ICE detention center will house women detainees
With a Bachelor's in Business Administration from the University of Rochester, Marcus has spent over a decade covering local business trends and economic developments for WXXI News. His analytical approach has made him a go-to source for understanding local market dynamics.
More from Marcus →
× Watch Now: News10NBC at 5 New soft-sided facility at Batavia ICE detention center will house women detainees By News10NBC 4 minutes ago BATAVIA, N.Y. — A construction project is underway at the ICE Detention Center in Batavia. A large soft-sided facility will house women detainees and it’s designed to add roughly 100 beds. The expansion is costing $22.2 million, with $8.8 million coming from federal funding. In July, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told News10NBC it would be building a new facility due to a New York State law blocking counties from housing ICE detainees. The contract for the construction went to the same company in charge of managing the main detention center. That’s Akima Infrastructure Protection LLC, a company based in Virginia.