Hanover County reviews proposed ICE processing facility

(The Center Square) – County officials in Virginia say they are reviewing a notice from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security outlining plans to purchase and operate a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in a warehouse on Lakeridge Parkway.

Hanover County officials said the project was not their initiation. The county has a 30-day window to respond to the federal notice with comments.

According to a statement posted by Hanover County government, the Board of Supervisors has not yet convened to discuss the notice. County officials said the board will consider the information and any potential next steps at its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday with a follow-up statement to be issued afterward.

TCS was told Friday by a county representative that Hanover will provide its next statement on the matter following the meeting.

The proposed site, at 11525 Lakeridge Parkway, is an existing warehouse constructed in 2024. County property records show the building spans app...