STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A historic Staten Island site may be under consideration by ICE to hold detained immigrants, raising concern among local officials.

Federal authorities have reportedly considered using the Fort Wadsworth Coast Guard facility, a former military installation overlooking New York Bay, as a site to temporarily detain immigrants arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the New York Times is reporting.

ICE officials visited the base last week to assess its suitability, the Times reported. It remains unclear if ICE will proceed with the plan. Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security, the parent agency of ICE, declined to comment to the Times.

For now, the future of Fort Wadsworth as a potential detention site remains uncertai

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