{"id":3080,"date":"2026-06-26T16:41:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T16:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3080"},"modified":"2026-06-26T16:41:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T16:41:08","slug":"california-santa-clara-county-ask-court-to-stop-construction-of-ice-facility-near-gilroy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3080","title":{"rendered":"California, Santa Clara County ask court to stop construction of ICE facility near Gilroy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>California, joined by Santa Clara County, is asking\u00a0the U.S. District Court in San Jose to block work\u00a0on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility outside of Gilroy in a legal motion filed Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3078\">Did San Mateo couple enslave nanny in work, or are allegations \u2018absurd\u2019?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The court\u2019s decision will determine whether work on the ICE facility can continue as the lawsuit against the facility, filed earlier this month, moves forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis attempt to construct an ICE facility without complying with the applicable laws is dangerous for the environment and for our people. California refuses to stand idly by,\u201d said Attorney General Rob Bonta in a statement. \u201cToday, we\u2019re asking the court to pause this development and ensure the interests of our communities are properly protected. The law isn\u2019t written in disappearing ink, and it\u2019s time for the Trump Administration to take a step back and read it clearly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reporting by this news organization showed that work is already underway on a planned ICE facility on Santa Clara County land just east of Highway 101 and north of Highway 152. The facility appears to be designed to hold up to 150 people, according to county officials, and has led to widespread concern throughout many in nearby Gilroy, which is majority Latino. Federal officials have declined to officially acknowledge the project, which was revealed through news reports based on federal property-procurement documents.<\/p>\n<p>The motion follows  filed earlier this month that alleges that the facility would violate federal environmental laws because the government failed to produce an environmental assessment or impact statement before entering the lease and starting construction. It also claims the project would run afoul of federal immigration law because it is planned for land zoned exclusively for agricultural use, near habitat for several endangered and threatened species.<\/p>\n<p> asks the court to stop work on the facility for as long as the lawsuit goes through court, arguing that the project is\u00a0likely dangerous for\u00a0human health and the environment\u00a0and violates the law that governs cooperation between federal and local government. The motion alleges that the construction could cause \u201cirreparable harm\u201d to the surrounding environment,\u00a0including by by potentially releasing hazardous waste into the environment, and that work began without consulting state and local governments.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3077\">Possibly distracted lifeguard drives over woman at Peninsula beach<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis motion demonstrates that, with public health and the environment at stake, the federal government chose secrecy over transparency and speed over deliberation,\u201d said Santa Clara County Counsel Tony LoPresti in a statement. \u201cWe\u2019re confident the court will hold the federal government accountable to the clear legal requirements that apply to this project \u2014 requirements that the federal government has so far completely ignored.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vikram D. Amar, a constitutional law professor at the University of California, Davis, notes that unlike many other attempts to push back against the Trump administration, the case relies on federal law. In other cases, states have attempted to create laws to regulate federal action, as with California\u2019s ban on ICE agents wearing masks. \u201cThose kinds of laws are much harder to uphold or sustain because in general, states and cities aren\u2019t allowed to regulate the federal government,\u201d said Amar.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This case largely skirts around thorny issues regarding whether a state might have jurisdiction over a federal project, instead alleging that the federal government is breaking its own rules.<\/p>\n<p>Whether the court decides to stop the construction or not will depend on the details of the case, suggests Amar. Even so, since the motion is \u201cpiggybacking on the already existing lawsuit,\u201d the court\u2019s decision on whether or not to grant the injunction could offer hints as to how strong the case is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat the court typically does in these cases is it makes a prediction about who\u2019s likely to ultimately win on the merits,\u201d said Amar, though he adds that even then \u201cwe don\u2019t know for sure who\u2019s going to win or lose \u2026That\u2019s why we have years worth of litigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3075\">DePetris: Israel is the wild card as the US and Iran work to ink a lasting peace deal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Ethan Baron contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California and Santa Clara County asked the District court to stop construction of ICE facility as they sue the Trump administration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3079,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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