Laws Must Be Followed For Detention Facility Buildout

Attorney General Anthony Brown recently commented on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility planned for Williamsport. According to Brown, developing or redeveloping such a building requires following state and local laws, including environmental reviews that must take place…

“Regulations that govern clean water, wastewater, fire codes. A host of regulations that the federal government is not immune to following. There’s no exception to the federal government. So, our complaint there is insisting that if a detention facility is going to be built, it’s got to be done according to the law.”