Greater Nashua

MERRIMACK - There continues to be quite an uproar over the possibility of an immigrant detainee processing site in town. According to documents obtained by The Washington Post, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning to use a former industrial warehouse to hold up to 1,500 detainees in Merrimack. It would be used as a temporary holding facility before detainees are sent to larger detention centers where they would ultimately be deported. Another 15 smaller detention centers are planned elsewhere across the country as part of an effort to revamp the U.S. immigration detention system. Town Manager Paul Micali said he was completely unaware of the plans. He reached out to Gov. Kelly Ayotte and the town’s federal delegation; however, they were unable to provide additional information. In a joint statement, State Reps. Nancy Murphy (D-Merrimack), Rosemarie Rung ...