#joshsoley — Public Fediverse posts
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Seems like #JoshSoley wants to make money from both sides - #AsylumSeekers and #ICE! Don't buy the HYPE! Soley is a #Slumlord like his grandfather, #JoeSoley!
Former monastery will provide housing for asylum seekers, owner says
Josh Soley, grandson of a prominent Portland landlord, says the 40-unit, boardinghouse-style project will rely on private funding, allowing him to accept the tenants he wants
January 3, 2020
Excerpt: "Papy Bongibo, president of Portland’s Congolese community, said many new immigrants are struggling to find housing in Maine and Soley’s project will help. He recently was given a tour of the historic building and posted on social media about the plan.
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"It is not clear what the rents will be for the units. The asylum seekers do qualify for #GeneralAssistance vouchers to pay rent, but housing is scarce in the region. General Assistance is funded by the city and state and is a last-resort safety net for people who cannot afford basic necessities."
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And for anyone who did not know the exact location of the #ICEFacility in #ScarboroughME, the address is 40 Manson Libby Road! Any vets needing some support (and maybe want to keep an eye on #ICEVehicles)? Hmmmm...
#ICE facility planned in Scarborough
May 5, 2021
By Ulya Aligulova | Photos Joseph Shaw"Construction of a new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility located at 40 Manson Libby Road in Scarborough is set to be completed in spring 2021. It will share the building with a #VeteransAdministration group that provides therapy and support to veterans.
"The news of the facility first broke in February 2020 when Bangor Daily News reported on an email they obtained, under the Freedom of Information Act, from Alisa Wofford, a leasing specialist with the U.S. General Services Administration, an agency that manages federal building contracts. '[T]his space will be low key and not brightly advertised as an ICE location,' Wofford wrote to other government officials. 'The GSA property manager does not speculate that protests will be a problem for the vet center.' According to the email, ICE will process, fingerprint, and detain people suspected of immigration violations, keeping them in onsite holding rooms before transporting them in unmarked vans to an overnight detention facility elsewhere, if necessary.
"At present, people apprehended by the agency and waiting for immigration court proceedings are generally held at the Cumberland County Jail before being moved out of state. According to ICE’s website, the nearest Enforcement and Removal Operations field office, whose area of responsibility includes Maine, is in Boston. However, in October 2019, the agency announced the opening of an administrative office in downtown Portland at One City Center, which also has one holding cell. The news of the two facilities came as the number of people arrested by ICE spiked across the country. In 2019, ICE apprehended over 1.1 million people, a rise of nearly 70% from the previous fiscal year. In 2020, the agency convicted nearly 400,000 people and deported over 185,000 noncitizens from the U.S.
"Scarborough town officials were not aware of the plans for the facility before the Bangor Daily News broke the story. #JoshSoley, the owner of the industrial building at 40 Manson Libby Road, signed a 15-year-lease with the GSA in April 2019. 'This was a private transaction between a property owner and the federal government that complied with all the zoning requirements and the council doesn’t have any authority to approve or disapprove leases between the parties,' said Scarborough Town Council Chief Paul Johnson. 'We’ve since changed our zoning laws so that overnight and detention facilities will no longer be allowed. The new zoning would also prevent this facility from expanding.' "
Read more:
https://www.amjamboafrica.com/ice-facility-planned-in-scarborough/#MainePol #USPol #MaineResists #ICEOut #ICEOutOfMaine
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From 2020: #Activists call on #OneCityCenter to cancel lease to #ICE offices
Jan 6, 2020
PORTLAND, Maine —"Activists lit up parts of Portland with a message Friday, asking Immigrations and Customs Enforcement to leave the city.
"Light projections shared messages on One City Center, the location of ICE's office, asking the management company to cancel the lease.
"A second projection and a small cage were set up in #CongressSquarePark.
DIRIGO Management Company, which manages One City Center, issued a statement Monday morning on Friday's protest."President Bob Keegan said that while the company oversees facility management, it does not own One City Center and does not make leasing decisions.
"Keegan said all leasing decisions are made by the building's owner One City Center Associates LLC."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/Fw8Yk#MainePol #USPol #MaineResists #ICEOut #ICEOutOfMaine
#ICESucks #DefundICE #DefundDHS #DavidSoley #JoshSoley -
While out and about in #PortlandME, I came across this sign.
The late #JoeSoley was a notorious #SlumLord in #PortlandME. It seems his son #DavidSoley and grandson #JoshSoley are in cahoots with #ICE! David Soley might be connected to #OneCityCenter (where ICE has had an office since 2020). Josh Soley is the owner (and David the manager) of the #ICEFacility in #ScarboroughME.
Here is some info I found on Reddit...
Posted January, 26, 2026
"No ICE, No Josh Soley/ CORE
A recent post brought attention to the fact that Josh Soley is the owner of the #ICEKidnapping facility in Scarborough that is putting kids and their families in cages.
This fuckface is worse than the ICE agents terrorizing our town. He is akin to a #Nazi profiteer. I’m all for denying service to ICE agents, but can we please step up the boycott and refusal to allow Josh and his real estate company CORE to do business as usual? I bartend in town and I will quit before I serve him or his family. I will also donate to anyone who can make posters they can share and I promise to help plaster them all over town."
https://www.reddit.com/r/portlandme/comments/1qofs7d/no_ice_no_josh_soley_core/
Also from Reddit, posted January 24, 2026:
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/portlandme/comments/1qmhzac/david_soley_shareholder_of_bernstein_shur_owns/
"David Soley, shareholder of Bernstein Shur, owns the ICE Facility in ScarboroughEdit: David Soley is the REGISTERED AGENT. His son Josh is the owner.
The owner of record is "AEY LLC":
From Scarborough tax records: Owner of Record: AEY LLC, 100 COMMERCIAL ST PORTLAND, ME 04101 Sale Price $0 Book & Page 35578/111 Sale Date 04/15/2019
https://gis.vgsi.com/scarboroughme/Parcel.aspx?Pid=190
Maine.gov shows AEY registered agent is David Soley. Enter Charter #20193684DC
https://apps3.web.maine.gov/nei-sos-icrs/ICRS?CorpSumm=20193684DC
David Soley is a shareholder at Bernstein Shur:
https://www.bernsteinshur.com/people/david-a-soley/
Could they, the Soleys, shut it down if they wanted?"
#MainePol #USPol #MaineResists #ICEOut #ICEOutOfMaine #ICESucks #DefundICE #DefundDHS