How State Infrastructure Procurement Requirements Gave Washington County, Maryland an ICE Processing Facility instead of a Fortune 500 Company Warehouse - Radio Free Hub City Washington County missed Fortune 500 deal due to slow infrastructure, now hosts legally troubled ICE facility.

“Ironically, while infrastructure improvements were too slow to materialize for the private sector, the County has now expressed interest in prioritizing support of the federal facility.”
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Washington County Commissioners Signed Non-Disclosure Agreements on a Secret Land Deal. Weeks Later, an ICE Facility Was Revealed Did Washington County officials knowingly withhold critical details about DHS’ ICE detention plans from the public?

Who asked the Washington County commissioners to sign the #NDA? Was it the Department of Homeland Security or a private contractor acting on its behalf?

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Protestors target purchase of 'riot gear' by W.C. Commission, but approved anyway Activists protest against the purchase of riot gear by the W.C. Commission, highlighting concerns over community safety and justice.

BOCC: Quick, buy riot gear so we can intimidate our constituents into not utilizing their first amendment right!

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Judge extends pause on work to turn Maryland warehouse into immigrant detention A federal judge has extended a pause on transforming a massive Maryland warehouse into a processing facility for immigrants

“Washington County has become basically ground zero for all these #ICE warehouse fights. We’ve created a blueprint for how other communities can fight and stop these from happening. We’ve been throwing sand in the gears at every possible moment.” abcnews.com/amp/US/wireS... VIA @apnews.com

Breaking: Judge just issued a preliminary injunction for the ICE warehouse in Washington County

Washington County leaders vote to buy more riot gear as protests over increased ICE activity grows Protesters say the goal is to show Washington County the cost of allowing ICE to ramp up activities.

“Amber Dwyer of Hagerstown Rapid Response says she and others have tried to voice their disapproval of both the facility and the funding for the riot gear, but the Commissioners have stonewalled them out of the process.”

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Chalk lines drawn on sidewalk in protest of ICE detention center Demonstrators drew chalk lines on the sidewalk in Hagerstown in protest of a planned immigration detention center ahead of a court hearing. The federal government bought a $100 million warehouse in Wi...

“We want the county commissioners to see — and have to step over — what they’re bringing and rolling out the red carpet for here in Hagerstown,” said @dattil.io, founder of Hagerstown Rapid Response. Via @98rock.bsky.social

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There are so many organizations co-creating on efforts like this, including but not limited to, @aclu.org @wearecasa.bsky.social @indivisiblewashco.bsky.social the Maryland Coalition to Stop the Camps and so many more!

WHEN: Wednesday - April 15, 9-11AM.

WHAT: Rally, interfaith vigil, and march to federal Fallon building. There will also be limited opportunities to observe the court hearing.

WHERE: Garmatz Federal Courthouse, 101 West Lombard St, #Baltimore #Maryland 21201

Lmao get fucked DHS

'Until Washington County submits a comprehensive revision of its sewerage plan and receives state approval, it may not “allocate, authorize, or facilitate any increase in sewage flow” and may not “install, modify, or extend any portion of the sewerage system.”'

Live image from the current protest outside the Washington County commissioners meeting right now. At 10:35 they plan to vote on spending $118k on riot gear to quell “civil unrest”. Join the fight ✊ | #ice #ICEOut #StopICE #Hagerstown

Hagerstown groups plans Tuesday protest over riot gear purchase Chalk body outlines memorial honors those who died in ICE custody, confronting officials with a powerful visual statement before Tuesday’s meeting.

Join us Tuesday at 8:30 am in Hagerstown, outside the commissioners meeting!

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What is Hagerstown Rapid Response?
We are a local community network whose goal is to protect all of our neighbors in Washington County, MD.

What do we do?
Our goal is to keep our community safe by informing them of ICE sightings and community emergencies.

A federal judge needs to extend his order blocking work on an immigration detention center in Washington County, because a federal government promise to pause work could "lift at any moment, in secret and without warning," the state argued Thursday.
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State: ICE’s claims for detention center ‘border on absurd,’ court should block construction via Steve Crane of @marylandmatters.org

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‘A Black Site Concentration Camp’: ICE’s Big Plans for Small-Town Maryland YouTube video by The Real News Network

We love our partners Washington County Indivisible! Check out this great The Real News Network interview with HRR and WCI about our collective fight to stop this #ICE detention center from opening!

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💅 “Organizers said they will continue coordinating weekly protests outside Washington County Commissioners meetings. They also plan to pursue additional public records requests and maintain legal and media pressure.” localnews1.org/opponents-sa...

We’re excited to announce that Hagerstown Rapid Response will be on The Rachel @maddow.bsky.social tonight! We’ll be making sure the public knows that despite some deceptive news headlines, DHS has NOT paused work on the Hagerstown ICE facility! The fight will only ramp up from us! #iceout #NoKings

We’re working with an outlet who will have more info coming out about this.

Sorta local. It’s far out in western nova.

Hagerstown ICE Protest Forces Commissioners to Blink and Delay Riot Gear Vote Washington County Commissioners quickly discovered that voting on riot gear in the middle of a growing anti-ICE protest movement was not such a great look.

When we fight, we win! 🔥 blog.hagerstownrapidresponse.com/p/hagerstown...

Incredible turnout today at the #NoKings rally.

Seeing this community show up, speak out, and stand together is exactly why Hagerstown Rapid Response exists. This is what people power looks like.

Our own Congressional Rep and her staff told Washington County Indivisible that they “thought HRR was part of Indivisible” so they shut us out of a local community roundtable about the ICE detention center here. Thankfully, @theintercept.com knows who we are. theintercept.com/2026/03/27/b...

Join me, Seth Funk, Hagerstown Rapid Response, Project Saltbox team, and other community leaders tomorrow, March 26 at 8 PM EST for a virtual town hall where ALL are welcome.

Click the link below for details and to join: https://www.mdtownhall.com

A new ICE processing facility is coming to Williamsport. Join me, @funkfordelegate.bsky.social, @electalexis.bsky.social, Brandon Thompson, @hagerstownrr.bsky.social, and @projectsaltbox.com for a virtual town hall.

Thursday, March 26 | 8 PM EST.

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The community in Washington County, Maryland has been showing up in many creative ways to say NO! to the planned ICE jail—but largely denied public forums to weigh in.

A great next step would be to see a public town hall with elected officials on this topic, as @hagerstownrr.bsky.social suggested:

ICE's detention expansion meets resistance in communities across the political spectrum Last year ICE got $45 billion from Congress over four years to expand its detention footprint. Many towns and cities are pushing back.

#ICE is quietly expanding detention infrastructure nationwide. Communities like #Hagerstown are catching on. And we’re not having it.
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