ICE facility to take over former Newport courthouse, state lawmaker says

Representative Mike Soboleski, a Republican member of the Maine House of Representatives, learned that a new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building is planned while he toured the existing ICE facility in Scarborough. According to Soboleski, he heard the news about the additional structure during his visit to the federal agency’s operations center in the coastal town. The representative did not provide details about the scope or timeline of the new building, but noted that the information came to him as he examined the current facility’s layout and operations.

The ICE complex in Scarborough has been a point of discussion among local lawmakers and community members for its role in immigration enforcement. Soboleski’s comment suggests that federal plans to expand or add to the existing infrastructure have reached the state’s legislative leadership. The House and Senate have previously addressed the broader impact of federal immigration facilities on Maine communities, but no official announcement of a new structure has yet been released by ICE or the federal government.