B.C.-based Pattison says it did not know warehouse was to become ICE facilityBy Canadian Press on January 28, 2026. The property arm of Vancouver-based Jim Pattison Group did not know that the Virginia warehouse it owns was intended as a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility at the time it agreed to sell the site, the firm said in a statement on its website. Jim Pattison Developments said it publicly listed the site for lease or sale and accepted an offer from “a U.S. government contractor” to buy the property. Virginia is considered a blue state but Hanover County — a much quieter area than the nearby capital of Richmond — has a lot Republican-leaning residents. Jim Pattison Developments, owned by British Columbia billionaire Jim Pattison, said in the statement that it would not normally comment on a private transaction.