Federal lease documents appear to reveal plans for secure ICE facility in Newburgh
U.S. General Services Administration documents reviewed by News 12 call for a dedicated sally port for detainee buses and vans, Level 3 security and other specialized features at the proposed site.
Jul 2, 2026, 10:05 AM
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Federal lease documents reviewed by News 12 are raising questions about the future of a commercial property in the Town of Newburgh. The documents appear to reveal plans for a secure U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility with specialized security features.
According to the U.S. General Services Administration’s Inventory of Owned and Leased Properties, the federal government executed a 15-year lease on June 24 for space at 800 Corporate Blvd. in Newburgh. The 60,143-square foot property is marketed by National Realty & Development Corp. as warehouse/office building on a 10-acre campus.
News 12 obtained the federal lease solicitation, which outlines extensive security and operational requirements for the facility.
Among them is a requirement for a dedicated sally port, or secure enclosed vehicle entrance, capable of accommodating government vehicles, including detainee buses and vans. The lease also calls for 24-hour government access, Level 3 federal security requirements, secured parking, an emergency generator and other specialized security improvements.
The solicitation package also references a Small Arms and Ammunition Storage Plan among the agency’s required planning documents. The lease itself does not specify whether firearms or ammunition will ultimately be stored at the facility.
The lease covers approximately 42,000 rentable square feet and calls for occupancy beginning on or about Jan. 25, 2027. Lease documents reviewed by News 12 do not identify the tenant agency by name. However, Project Salt Box reports that a now-deleted federal document identified the project as being for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Orange County property records list the building's owner as Business Center Northeast with a mailing address in New York City.
The documents reviewed by News 12 do not describe the facility’s operational mission, if detainees will be processed or held there, or how many employees are expected to work at the site.
The newly leased property is a short drive from ICE’s existing legal office on Governor Drive in the Town of Newburgh.
The development comes after ICE previously confirmed plans to establish a detention facility at a warehouse in Chester after the property had been purchased, only to later reverse course and retract that announcement following community opposition. The agency ultimately said the warehouse would not become a detention center.
The lease also comes as ICE has publicly discussed selling several large warehouse properties it previously acquired for potential detention-related operations, raising questions about how the Newburgh facility fits into the agency’s current strategy.
Town of Newburgh Supervisor Gil Piaquadio tells News 12 that his office has not been contacted by the federal government about the lease. He said officials are reviewing the development and that the town "will see what options" it has.
Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus told News 12 the county learned of the lease earlier this week but has not been contacted by federal officials. He said he immediately reached out to the governor’s office and New York State Homeland Security for more information and that the county is working with the Town of Newburgh “to get the details of if and when it’s going to actually happen.”
Neither ICE nor the U.S. General Services Administration has publicly confirmed the intended use of the site. News 12 is continuing to work to verify the plans outlined in the lease documents and has reached out to ICE, the U.S. General Services Administration, Congressman Pat Ryan’s office and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s office seeking information about the facility’s intended purpose and the anticipated operations at the location.
News 12 also reached out to the leasing agent representing the property.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
