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Romulus Immigration Detention Facility Conversion

Sector: Warehouse • Location: Romulus, Michigan, United States

Source: Project Salt Box

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The project involves converting a 249,000-square-foot warehouse at 7525 Cogswell Street in Romulus, Michigan, into an immigration detention center. The Department of Homeland Security acquired the warehouse for $34.7 million and plans to house between 500 to 1,000 detainees, scalable up to 2,000. The project requires environmental reviews and coordination with local authorities for utilities infra

Status
Prospective
Sector
Warehouse, Commercial, Residential
Location
Romulus, Michigan, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Project Salt Box

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The project “Romulus Immigration Detention Facility Conversion” is an infrastructure initiative in the Warehouse sector, located in Romulus, Michigan, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Project Salt Box.

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2026-07-22

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The project involves converting a 249,000-square-foot warehouse at 7525 Cogswell Street in Romulus, Michigan, into an immigration detention center. The Department of Homeland Security acquired the warehouse for $34.7 million and plans to house between 500 to 1,000 detainees, scalable up to 2,000. The project requires environmental reviews and coordination with local authorities for utilities infrastructure upgrades.

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Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Michigan

City

Romulus

Source

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Project Salt Box

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Sector

Warehouse, Commercial, Residential

Article published date

2026-05-21

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