A federal judge has stayed the lawsuit over a proposed Salt Lake City immigration detention facility until January 2027 as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security plans the site's sale, Wisevoter reported on Monday, October 26, citing FOX 13 News Utah (KSTU).

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Attorneys representing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County and the U.S. Department of Justice reached an agreement to delay proceedings, and legal counsel for all parties confirmed in a status report that the site is currently listed for sale, Wisevoter reported. The warehouse, in an industrial park near Salt Lake City International Airport, will no longer be repurposed for federal detention, it said.

Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County filed the lawsuit in June 2026 against DHS and ICE to halt the conversion of the warehouse at 6020 W. 300 South, Salt Lake County said in its official announcement of the suit. The county said DHS purchased the 833,000-square-foot warehouse in March 2026 for $145.4 million (yaani about 14.54 crore dollars) with plans to use it as a hub to detain between 7,500 and 10,000 immigrants from across the Intermountain West.

Source: Salt Lake County

"This kind of facility has no place in Salt Lake City, not only due to its inhumane nature but also because of our limited water supply, the increased strain on public utilities systems, and the potentially drastic public health and safety impacts it would have on our residents," Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall said when the suit was filed, in the county's announcement. Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson said the proposed facility would overwhelm regional infrastructure and that the federal government did not notify or consult local officials.

The stay pauses active litigation until at least January 2027 while DHS moves to sell the industrial property, Wisevoter reported. The abandonment of the conversion concludes the primary point of contention for the local officials who challenged the project, it said.