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Payments in Lieu of Taxes
Coverage of Payments in Lieu of Taxes in the Nexus archive.
- Future uncertain for Pennsylvania warehouses after ICE pivot
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has abandoned plans to convert warehouses in Pennsylvania into detention facilities, leaving local governments without tax revenue from the properties. Local officials seek payments in lieu of taxes (PILT) to offset losses, but federal agencies like the Department of Homeland Security are not authorized to provide such payments, relying instead on Congressional action.