U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Wednesday that it will reopen the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, New Jersey, after signing a $1 billion contract with a private global lender, The Hill reported.

The 1,000-bed facility will be used for federal immigration processing as part of the agency’s expanded enforcement efforts.

“The location near an international airport streamlines logistics and helps facilitate the timely processing of individuals in our custody as we pursue President [Donald] Trump’s mandate to arrest, detain, and remove illegal aliens from our communities,” acting ICE Director Caleb Vitello said in a statement.

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