FEDERAL AUTHORITIES HAVE AGREED to temporarily pause construction work on the apparent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility taking shape in southern Santa Clara County.

The delay is the product of a procedural agreement struck in the lawsuit brought last month by Santa Clara County and California to block the project. Under the agreement, filed Monday with the Court of the Northern District of California, federal attorneys said the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will pause “construction and development activities” at the Holsclaw Road property until Sept. 9.

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