ICE is stockpiling supplies in Baltimore: food, vehicles

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With a 180% spike of shelf-stable breakfasts, lunches and dinners coming to Baltimore and a fresh fleet of several dozen unmarked vehicles already here, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is bulking up on inventory for its downtown facilities.

When asked about the new supplies and whether immigration arrests will be accelerated regionally, an ICE spokesperson acknowledged multiple requests for comment Wednesday but did not provide a statement.

Federal procurement records reviewed by The Baltimore Sun do not indicate how the vehicles and meals will be used, or where. Although an ICE address in the city is provided for the food shipment, transportation routes show that ICE’s Baltimore Field Office operates throughout Maryland and several other states along the East Coast.

Spokespeople for U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Wednesday that the Democrats were aware of both the vehicles and the ballooned meal, ready-to-eat (MRE) orders.

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