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{{Infobox location
| name = 29 Elizabeth Drive (Proposed ICE Facility)
| location = Chester, Orange County, NY
| owner = [[IEP Chester LLC]] ([[Carl Icahn]])
}}

'''29 Elizabeth Drive''' is a former Pep Boys warehouse in Chester, NY proposed for conversion to an ICE processing facility.

== Property Details ==
* Size: 401,000 sq ft on 35.9 acres
* Former use: Pep Boys distribution center (closed 2024)
* Owner: [[IEP Chester LLC]] (subsidiary of [[Icahn Enterprises]])
* Proposed capacity: 500-1,500 immigrants
* 15 miles from Stewart International Airport
* Located within 100-year floodplain

== Opposition ==
* [[Brandon Holdridge]] - Chester Supervisor, warning of $520K+ annual tax revenue loss
* [[Michelle Hinchey]] - NY State Senator, formal opposition statement
* [[Ulster County Legislature]] - Sent opposition letter Jan 27, 2026
* [[Mid-Hudson Valley DSA]] - Organizing rallies

== Village Position ==
Village Attorney [[Brian Nugent]] stated Chester is not taking position on underlying ICE/immigration issues. Sent letter to Trump administration citing sewer capacity concerns.

== Related ==
* [[ICE]]
* [[Carl Icahn]]
* [[Orange County Jail - ICE Detention]]

[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Hudson Valley]]
[[Category:Orange County]]
[[Category:Immigration]]