"Public records suggest the federal government plans to build a detention center in Santa Clara County, just 11 miles south of an ICE field office in Morgan Hill. The potential facility would be located at 7240 Holsclaw Road, an unincorporated area right outside Gilroy's boundaries. Federal procurement records show the General Services Administration, which handles contracts for federal agencies such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), sought Santa Clara County properties in 2020 to build a detention center."
"The detention center was envisioned to be as large as 4,000 square feet with a sally port - a secure, controlled entryway for detainee transport - with office space. At the time, Gilroy was not a specified location for the roughly 20,000 square-foot project. More recent records show a contract - bearing the same identification number as the detention center solicitation - was awarded Jan. 8, 2025 to an LLC with the same mailing address as Elmwood Capital Group, a Beverly Hills-based real estate firm tied to another immigration detention center proposal in Texas."
"The notice identified Holsclaw Road as the facility's location. County property records show Elmwood Capital Group assumed ownership of the Holsclaw Road address last year, just weeks after the federal contract award. The company website lists the Holsclaw Road location - incorrectly labeling it San Jose - in its portfolio of projects."
""We oppose any effort to build an immigration detention center anywhere in our county or across the Bay Area," County Executive James Williams told San José Spotlight. "The county's zoning ordinance does not allow detention centers to be built or operated on this property, and the county will seek to prevent any effort to disregard or flout any applicable law to build a detention facility. Our County Counsel's Office has a long track record of protecting our immigrant community against unlawful attacks by the federal government, and we k"
Federal procurement records indicate plans to build an immigration detention center in Santa Clara County at 7240 Holsclaw Road, an unincorporated area near Gilroy. The site is about 11 miles south of an ICE field office in Morgan Hill. In 2020, the General Services Administration sought county properties for a detention center concept including a sally port and office space, with a size described as up to 4,000 square feet. Later records show a contract awarded on January 8, 2025 tied to the same identification number, naming Holsclaw Road as the location. County property records indicate Elmwood Capital Group assumed ownership of the address shortly after the contract award, and the company website lists the location while incorrectly labeling it San Jose. County leadership opposes building detention centers and says zoning rules would not allow it.
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