Scary Confusion: ICE Backtracks On Massive New York Facility

ICE is retracting claims it purchased a massive warehouse in the Hudson Valley.

According to IC, officials did not buy a warehouse in Chester.

ICE Retracts Statement On Chester Warehouse

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Last week, ICE confirmed officials purchased the a warehouse located at 29 Elizabeth Drive in the Chester Industrial Park.

The former Pep Boys warehouse in Chester is owned by an ex-President Trump adviser.

Officials said the detention center would be used to process up to 15-hundred people.

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ICE said the facility would focus on what it calls “criminal illegal aliens,” including individuals convicted of serious crimes such as murder and rape.

Now, the federal agency is reversing a statement made confirming the acquisition.

The agency clarified that its previous confirmation of the sale was a "mistake" and had been issued without proper approval.

"ICE has NOT purchased a facility in Chester, New York. That statement was sent without proper approval, and this mistake has since been rectified," ICE said in a statement.

The Orange County Clerk's Office also confirmed there was no record of a deed transfer and that the property remains owned by IEP Chester LLC, a subsidiary associated with Trump's former special adviser on regulatory reform, Carl Icahn.

It remains unclear if the warehouse in Chester remains under consideration to serve as a detention facility.

It comes as ICE opens offices in the Hudson Valley and Long Island.