Texas congresswoman Veronica Escobar said the federal government was planning to sell three warehouses outside of El Paso that were originally intended to be used as detention centers for U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement.

What we know: The federal government purchased the warehouses in Socorro last year for nearly $123 million to convert them into detention centers that would hold up to 8,500 immigrants awaiting deportation.

Escobar on Tuesday said the warehouses were transferred to the General Services Administration.