The plan to contract new detention facilities in Seattle, Philadelphia, Miami and Denver is the latest sign of the agency’s push to boost immigration arrests.The Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, N.J., has been the site of confrontations between federal officers and protesters. Andrew Lichtenstein / Corbis via Getty Images fileJuly 29, 2026, 5:00 AM EDTICE plans to sign contracts for new detention facilities in Seattle, Philadelphia, Miami and Denver that together would have the capacity to hold 5,500 detainees, according to a public solicitation document. It is the latest sign of the agency’s push to boost immigration arrests, even as two fatal shootings by ICE officers in recent weeks have drawn scrutiny across the country. Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.