Sign of a Protester in Monument Square, Portland, on Saturday, Jauary 24, 2026.

ICE is seeking co-working space for over 300 personnel nationwide, according to a report released yesterday from the non-profit Project Salt Box.  In the request, the agency outlines its need for flexible workspace (private offices and/or workstations).  ICE is specifically looking for vendors who have experience leasing space to Federal agencies within the last two years and the statement of work details specific requiremenets for each site includig desks or private offices, Wi-Fi access and printing privileges.  Leases are expected to run for a term of 12 months.

ICE is looking for co-working spaces in almost 100 cities across 42 states and Puerto Ric.  Under the lease agreements, the government would not sign traditional long-term office leases.  Instead, the agency would tap into existing co-working locations on a short-term basis, paying for access to desks and small private offices inside facilities that also serve other tenants.  The approach allows ICE to move staff into fully furnished space with minimal advance build-out, using the same flex-office products marketed to private companies.

This co-working push is in addition to an already aggressive real estate build out that has been underway for more than a year.  As WIRED reported in February, ICE is expanding its presence in over 150 locations across the nation.  The new co-working agreements will expand that map quickly.  Instead of waiting on new leases to be designed, negotiated and built out, the agency can drop personnel into fully furnished affices on a few weeks notice, then move or scale down just as fast.

Maine is one of the states in which ICE is looking for co-working office space.  The targeted cities in Maine are  Portland, Scarborough and Caribou according to the Project Salt Box report issued yesterday. In New York, it appears that New York City is the lone targeted city.  In Massachusetts, co-working office space is sought in Boston and Burlington.  In New Hampshire, co-working office space is sought in Manchester and so on in numerous other states.

“It has been reported on cable news that Trump has threatened to replace TSA, unpaid workers at airports with ICE Goons,” says this blogger.