Sign of a Protester in Monument Square, Portland, on Saturday, Jauary 24, 2026.
Fifty-three unmarked government vehicles were delivered overnight to a Department of Homeland Security warehouse in Williamsport, Maryland, according to photos obtained by Project Salt Box, (“PSB”) from Hagerstown Rapid Response according to a press release received earlly this afternoon from PSB.
More vehicles are expected to arrive from Minnesota in the coming days, according to a source familialr with the operation.
“Government vehicles are already pulling into the DHS warehouse while our community is still being denied straight answers,” said Patrick Dattilio, an organizer with Hagerstown Rapid Response. “That tells you everything — this was never about transparency, it was about pushing this operation forward before residents could stop it.”
The photos show mostly SUVs and trucks parked behind the facility at 16220 Wright Road, also recorded on ICE documents under the address 10900 Hopewell Road, which is being converted into a detention center capable of holding up to 1,500 people. The Department of Homeland Security purchased the warehouse in January.
A window sticker visible on one truck shows the federal government paid $64,470 for a single 2026 Ford Tahoe, purchased through the General Services Administration, the federal government’s procurement arm. ICE did not respond to a request for comment. The deliveries are the first confirmation that a vehicle transfer from Minneapolis is underway, as PSB reported Saturday. (That report was posted on this blog today, Sunday, March 1, 2026)
Local advocates had spent weeks warning the community that a federal buildup was coming. Hagerstown Rapid Response, a community organization opposing the facility, launched a Change.org petition calling on Washington County leadership to halt the project and demanding public transparency and accountability over what the group calls “a major enforcement hub.” In an updated posted Sunday, the group said residents had attended county commissioners meetings, organized publicly and repeatedly requested transparency — only to be ignored.
“When federal enforcement vehicles begin lining the warehouse lot, it sends a clear message about what’s taking shape in our community,” said Claire Connor, an organizer with Hagerstown Rapid Respose.
In Baltimore, Maryland, roughly 90 unmarked vehicles that had been staged at the Centerpoint Parking garage at 310 West Baltimore Street were transported overnight to an undisclosed location outside the city, according to multiple sources who provided photographs to PSB.
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For background on this transfer of equipment from Minneapolis to Maryland, please visit a post on this blog posted earlier today, March 1, 2026.