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Tracking the flow of post-OBBBA procurement and government contracts.
Proudly based in Baltimore, MD. ⚫️🟡🦀🔴⚪️
Proudly based in Baltimore, MD. ⚫️🟡🦀🔴⚪️
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What's new in version 1.3?
All new ways to track DHS spending in your city and beyond:
📊 Now includes solicitations and future forecasts
💲 More detailed spending info
🔗 TinyURL address for easier sharing
🌐 Public for anyone, even without a Google Account
tinyurl.com/DHScontracts...
All new ways to track DHS spending in your city and beyond:
📊 Now includes solicitations and future forecasts
💲 More detailed spending info
🔗 TinyURL address for easier sharing
🌐 Public for anyone, even without a Google Account
tinyurl.com/DHScontracts...
BREAKING: DHS has purchased an 800,000-square-foot Hagerstown-area warehouse for $102.4 million.
Property records show ICE now owns the site outright, structuring the deal to remain within Maryland’s Dignity Not Detention Act.
Property records show ICE now owns the site outright, structuring the deal to remain within Maryland’s Dignity Not Detention Act.
BREAKING: DHS Purchases Hagerstown Warehouse for $102.4 Million
By purchasing the property outright, DHS avoids state limits on immigration detention facilities while expanding ICE’s presence in Maryland.
projectsaltbox.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:15 PM
BREAKING: DHS has purchased an 800,000-square-foot Hagerstown-area warehouse for $102.4 million.
Property records show ICE now owns the site outright, structuring the deal to remain within Maryland’s Dignity Not Detention Act.
Property records show ICE now owns the site outright, structuring the deal to remain within Maryland’s Dignity Not Detention Act.
The Department of Homeland Security blamed winter weather for severe overcrowding at a Baltimore immigration facility, but weather records and the video’s timeline contradict that explanation.
DHS Blames Weather for Baltimore ICE Overcrowding — The Timeline Doesn't Add Up
Federal officials cite storm that hadn't yet peaked when video was already online
open.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:02 PM
The Department of Homeland Security blamed winter weather for severe overcrowding at a Baltimore immigration facility, but weather records and the video’s timeline contradict that explanation.
The video, posted on Instagram by the user mikeyyanez and later shared on the ICE_Watch subreddit, shows at least 25 adults — most of them men — lying shoulder to shoulder on the floor of a white cinder-block room, supposedly in the Baltimore ICE detention facility.
Social Media Video Shows Apparent Overcrowding Inside Baltimore ICE Holding Room
Footage circulating online shows dozens of people lying on the floor at 31 Hopkins Plaza
substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:29 PM
The video, posted on Instagram by the user mikeyyanez and later shared on the ICE_Watch subreddit, shows at least 25 adults — most of them men — lying shoulder to shoulder on the floor of a white cinder-block room, supposedly in the Baltimore ICE detention facility.
Wicomico becomes the ninth Maryland county to sign a 287(g) agreement to allow its officers to support ICE.
Plus: ICE is looking for a company to manage its 287(g) outreach program.
Plus: ICE is looking for a company to manage its 287(g) outreach program.
Another MD county enacts 287(g) agreement while ICE continues its investment in the program
Wicomico County announces 287(g) immigration enforcement agreement. Plus: ICE issues RFI for 287(g) program implementation and outreach
open.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Wicomico becomes the ninth Maryland county to sign a 287(g) agreement to allow its officers to support ICE.
Plus: ICE is looking for a company to manage its 287(g) outreach program.
Plus: ICE is looking for a company to manage its 287(g) outreach program.
Reposted
ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
January 23, 2026 at 5:32 PM
ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
What's new in version 1.3?
All new ways to track DHS spending in your city and beyond:
📊 Now includes solicitations and future forecasts
💲 More detailed spending info
🔗 TinyURL address for easier sharing
🌐 Public for anyone, even without a Google Account
tinyurl.com/DHScontracts...
All new ways to track DHS spending in your city and beyond:
📊 Now includes solicitations and future forecasts
💲 More detailed spending info
🔗 TinyURL address for easier sharing
🌐 Public for anyone, even without a Google Account
tinyurl.com/DHScontracts...
January 23, 2026 at 7:24 PM
What's new in version 1.3?
All new ways to track DHS spending in your city and beyond:
📊 Now includes solicitations and future forecasts
💲 More detailed spending info
🔗 TinyURL address for easier sharing
🌐 Public for anyone, even without a Google Account
tinyurl.com/DHScontracts...
All new ways to track DHS spending in your city and beyond:
📊 Now includes solicitations and future forecasts
💲 More detailed spending info
🔗 TinyURL address for easier sharing
🌐 Public for anyone, even without a Google Account
tinyurl.com/DHScontracts...
Conservative influencers Ben Bergquam, Josh Fulfer, and Nick Shirley were spotted in Charm City this week confronting residents at a public library and a local church. Community groups are warning residents to avoid engagement as local tensions rise over immigration enforcement.
Arrival of Right-Wing Activists in Baltimore Prompts Meeting Cancellations, Local Warnings
Residents are advised to avoid any verbal or physical confrontations with the individuals.
projectsaltbox.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Conservative influencers Ben Bergquam, Josh Fulfer, and Nick Shirley were spotted in Charm City this week confronting residents at a public library and a local church. Community groups are warning residents to avoid engagement as local tensions rise over immigration enforcement.
We analyzed DHS procurement records and found plans for a major DHS enforcement expansion in Washington State: a $100M+ detention facility with 1,635 beds, border armories, mobile forensics labs, and Cellebrite phone-cracking tech.
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/homeland-s...
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/homeland-s...
Homeland Security Plans $100 Million Detention Facility in Washington State
Federal records show a major expansion of immigration enforcement infrastructure, including a 1,635-bed center and enhanced surveillance technology
projectsaltbox.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:46 PM
We analyzed DHS procurement records and found plans for a major DHS enforcement expansion in Washington State: a $100M+ detention facility with 1,635 beds, border armories, mobile forensics labs, and Cellebrite phone-cracking tech.
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/homeland-s...
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/homeland-s...
Good morning, Baltimore (and beyond)!
Proud to roll out our data exploration tool. This interactive visualizer lets you see how—and where—DHS is spending its $190B+ budget.
Proud to roll out our data exploration tool. This interactive visualizer lets you see how—and where—DHS is spending its $190B+ budget.
Introducing the DHS Contract Visualizer
A new tool to explore how DHS is spending its budget under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Good morning, Baltimore (and beyond)!
Proud to roll out our data exploration tool. This interactive visualizer lets you see how—and where—DHS is spending its $190B+ budget.
Proud to roll out our data exploration tool. This interactive visualizer lets you see how—and where—DHS is spending its $190B+ budget.