Rep. Jasmine Crockett Sends Letter to DHS, ICE Opposing Massive Detention Facility in Hutchins

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons opposing plans to convert a large industrial warehouse in Hutchins, Texas into one of the largest immigration detention facilities in the country. 

Reports indicate the proposed facility would hold thousands of detainees — a scale that would impose severe and immediate strain on Hutchins’s infrastructure, emergency services, and public safety systems. Rep. Crockett warned that ICE has failed to provide local officials with basic information about the scope, scale, or operational demands of the facility, despite repeated requests. 

“Decisions of this magnitude cannot be made behind closed doors,” said Rep. Crockett. “Hutchins never consented to becoming a mass detention hub, and the federal government cannot expect a small city to absorb these impacts without transparency, coordination, or accountability.” 

In the letter, Rep. Crockett details serious concerns about emergency response capacity, transportation infrastructure, utilities, and municipal solvency, as well as ICE’s well-documented failures within existing detention facilities — including inadequate medical care and preventable harm. 

Rep. Crockett called on DHS to suspend any efforts related to the Hutchins detention facility and to engage in meaningful consultation with local leaders and residents before taking further action. 

Read the full letter HERE.