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Historic NY

(39,864 posts)
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 05:39 PM Yesterday

ICE retracts 'mistake' statement about warehouse purchase in Chester, NY

Five days after confirming a Chester property purchase by the Department of Homeland Security, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson has withdrawn the claim.

“ICE has NOT purchased a facility in Lebanon, Tennessee or Chester, New York,” said the spokesperson in an email to the Times Herald-Record on Feb. 18. “That statement was sent without proper approval, and this mistake has since been rectified.


[link:https://www.recordonline.com/story/news/local/2026/02/18/warehouse-in-orange-county-ny-not-purchased-by-ice-according-to-new-statement/88740437007/?]



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ICE retracts 'mistake' statement about warehouse purchase in Chester, NY (Original Post) Historic NY Yesterday OP
that whole f'ing DHS/ICE bullshit is just out of control, rudderless CurtEastPoint Yesterday #1
Oh but the hair extensions are always on fleek Maru Kitteh Yesterday #4
Mistake, not a lie, so stop saying that! Maeve Yesterday #2
ICE retracts false claim that it purchased Hudson Valley warehouse Historic NY Yesterday #3

Historic NY

(39,864 posts)
3. ICE retracts false claim that it purchased Hudson Valley warehouse
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 05:51 PM
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https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/arFive days after confirming a Chester property purchase by the Department of Homeland Security, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson has withdrawn the claim. “ICE has NOT purchased a facility in Lebanon, Tennessee or Chester, New York,” said the spokesperson in an email to the Times Herald-Record on Feb. 18. “That statement was sent without proper approval, and this mistake has since been rectifieticle/ice-mistake-warehouse-chester-false-21359388.php]

The lying bitch just quit as Trumps mouthpiece.
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