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id: 81cb9d6f1f
section: housing
first_reported: 2026-11-09 17:40 CST
updated: 2026-11-09 18:00 CST
status: reported
outlets: 3
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# City, DOJ begin talks on pausing lawsuit over East Side ICE facility

The U.S. Justice Department has contacted San Antonio to begin talks on the city's lawsuit over a proposed East Side ICE facility.

Section: [Housing & Homelessness](/san-antonio/section/housing.md) · Entities: [U.S. Department of Justice](/san-antonio/wiki/u-s-department-of-justice.md)

## Coverage

- [News 4 San Antonio (WOAI, NBC)](https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/city-doj-in-discussion-to-pause-lawsuit-surrounding-proposed-east-side-ice-facility), 2026-11-09 17:40 CST: City, D.O.J. in discussion to pause lawsuit surrounding proposed East Side ICE facility
- [FOX San Antonio (KABB)](https://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/city-doj-in-discussion-to-pause-lawsuit-surrounding-proposed-east-side-ice-facility), 2026-11-09 17:40 CST: City, D.O.J. in discussion to pause lawsuit surrounding proposed East Side ICE facility
- [KSAT 12 (ABC)](https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2026/11/10/san-antonio-doj-begin-talks-over-potentially-pausing-ice-detention-facility-plans/), 2026-11-09 18:00 CST: San Antonio, DOJ begin talks over potentially pausing ICE detention facility plans

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