AG​ Mayes this week sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem demanding answers about the proposed conversion of a 418,000-square-foot warehouse in Surprise, Arizona, into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing and detention facility for 1,500 detainees.

The facility, located near the intersection of Sweetwater Avenue and Dysart Road, sits just 300 yards from residential homes and roughly a mile from a high school with a student population that is over 60 percent Hispanic.

"Prior to the starting any construction or operational activities, DHS must answer basic questions about the use of the facility and its impacts upon the local community. Mayes also noted that local officials were not informed of the purchase in advance and that over eighty residents voiced concerns at a Surprise City Council meeting on February 3, 2026." – AG Mayes