Pattison firm says it did not know warehouse was to become ICE facility
Earlier this week, reports emerged that a building in Virginia, owned by B.C. businessman Jim Pattison, could be sold and used as a holding and processing facility for ICE. As Kurt Black reports, B.C.'s deputy premier is now asking business leaders to reconsider contributing to U.S. immigration crackdown.
Posted January 28, 2026 10:03 am.
Last Updated January 28, 2026 11:07 am.
The property arm of Vancouver-based Jim Pattison Group says it did not know that a Virginia warehouse it owns was intended as a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility at the time it agreed to sell the property.
Jim Pattison Developments says in a statement that it accepted an offer from “a U.S. government contractor” to buy the site but only became aware of the “ultimate owner” and intended use some time later.
More coming.
The Canadian Press
