016Hagerstown Rebels Battle Trump's $102M ICE Warehouse
In Hagerstown, Maryland, residents led by software developer Patrick Dattilio formed the Hagerstown Rapid Response Signal group, exploding to 500+ members after DHS secretly bought an 825,620 sq ft warehouse for $102M to convert into an ICE detention center holding 500-1,500 immigrants. Everyday locals,drones, Uber surveillance, public records,protest at GOP county board meetings, amid lawsuits blocking work, health concerns from doctors, infrastructure strains, and poor ICE conditions like overcrowding. Bipartisan pushback in red county spurs 8 Democratic board candidates; part of $1B DHS plan for 11 sites, some scuttled elsewhere.