When ICE buys a warehouse in your town

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🗓️ 23 February 2026

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Summary

In cities across the country, the Department of Homeland Security is buying up huge warehouses, some that can house more than 8,000 people each. Rudy Cruz Jr., the mayor of Socorro, Texas, explains how a warehouse purchase in his community would impact local residents.

Then, President Trump imposed 15% tariffs this weekend after the Supreme Court on Friday struck down his sweeping global import fees. NPR White House correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben breaks down how he was able to do it.

And, Mexico's army killed the leader of one of the country's fastest-growing drug cartels. NPR international correspondent Eyder Peralta details the Trump administration’s praise for Mexico’s government in the aftermath.

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0:13.0	science. Learn more at MathWorks.com. WBUR Podcasts, Boston.
0:28.9	I don't want to see the resources of our residents and taxpayers being sucked dry by this operation.
0:34.4	When ICE buys up a warehouse in your backyard, is there anything you can do?
0:40.8	It's Monday, February 23rd, and this is here and now anytime from NPR and WBOR.
0:41.8	I'm Chris Bentley.
0:54.0	Today on the show, tariffs are dead. Long-lived tariffs? The president doubles down on his favorite policy tool, despite the Supreme Court trying to rein him in. Also, Mexico's second largest city was almost completely shut down on Sunday as cartels unleashed violence across the country in response
1:12.8	to the killing of a drug lord known as El Meno.
1:16.0	The president, Claudiochambeb, said this morning that things are starting to be under control.
1:21.5	What happened yesterday was members of the cartels basically set fire to trucks and businesses and banks that were run by
1:30.8	the federal government. But first, to news in this country, cities are fighting back against the
1:37.1	Department of Homeland Security's plans to convert warehouses into detention centers for immigrants.
1:43.1	One building in a suburb of El Paso along the U.S.
1:46.3	Mexico border is so large that four and a half Walmart super centers could fit inside.
1:53.2	Rudy Cruz Jr. is the mayor of Socorro, Texas. He tells Peter O'Dowd, the city never got a
1:59.2	heads up from the government about its plans to move in.
2:03.0	You know, these transactions, they can always occur without municipal approval.
2:06.9	They comply with existing zoning and federal authorities.
2:09.8	So right now we're actively seeking clarification on the intended use of the facility and any projected operational impact on our community.
2:18.1	This is happening all over the United States, from New England down to the Mexican border
2:21.9	where you are, and people have packed into public meetings to implore local officials to do
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