Judge Halts Noem's $1B Migrant Detention Plan

0:00It's April 28. I'm Cory with the story, and this is Entertainment and Celebrity News today. Your AI-powered entertainment report. Christy Knowham's $1 billion plan to turn warehouses into massive migrant detention centers is hitting serious roadblocks. A federal judge just shut down a key site in Williamsport, Maryland, a $102 million warehouse meant to hold up to $1,500 people. The judge said, immigration and customs enforcement skipped a required environmental review, putting local waterways and wildlife at risk. This is part of a bigger push under President Trump for 100,000 detention beds nationwide. Proposals included huge spots like one for 10,000 in Stafford, Virginia near Washington, DC, plus others in Texas and Louisiana. Officials even compared it to an Amazon warehouse, but for humans with bare bones set up like just four toilets per facility, communities are pushing back hard, with lawsuits popping up in New Jersey, Michigan, Arizona, and beyond.

1:02Folks worry about safety, the environment, and rush construction near sensitive areas. State leaders and locals say it's a threat to their neighborhoods and ecosystems. Inside the Department of Homeland Security, doubts are growing. Outgoing ICE director Todd Lyons told MyMakers they're rethinking the whole thing and pausing at those locations. Plus, there's a probe into how know him and her advisor handled the contracts. Meanwhile, DHS insists they followed the rules and blames critics for weaponizing environmental laws against immigration enforcement. The program's in limbo now, with more legal fights likely ahead, forcing a hard rethink on these detention dreams.