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AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Homeland Security labels mom’s ICE contractor website a ‘threat’ as public scrutiny rises

A Texas mother’s website mapping the money behind ICE contractors drew a secret Homeland Security alert labeling it a possible tool for “anarchist extremists”, a move critics say undermines free speech and transparency. When Laura Berlin, a nonprofit communications professional and mother of two, began mapping companies and politicians connected to Immigration and Customs Enforcement […] The post Homeland Security labels mom’s ICE contractor website a ‘threat’ as public scrutiny rises appeared first on American Almanac .

A Texas mother’s website mapping the money behind ICE contractors drew a secret Homeland Security alert labeling it a possible tool for “anarchist extremists”, a move critics say undermines free speech and transparency. When Laura Berlin, a nonprofit communications professional and mother of two, began mapping companies and politicians connected to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in April 2025, she likely did not expect her website to become the subject of a secret Homeland Security intelligence bulletin. But as Berlin’s interactive Google Map, hosted on boycottcitizens.org, gained traction among activists and protest groups, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) quietly flagged her project as information that could…Open

NPR (Vanessa Romo) - Private prisons announce $1.4 billion in revenue as immigration detentions climb

That revenue does not include net proceeds of $1.6 billion made by CoreCivic after the recent sale of four of their facilities to the Department of Homeland Security.

AXIOS (Brittany Gibson) - ICE targets Plan B after backlash to mega-jails plan

ICE is in talks to buy turnkey immigration detention facilities from its biggest vendors as local backlash derails its plan to rapidly renovate warehouses into large-scale detention spaces . Why it matters: The Department of Homeland Security wants to own its detention spaces, a pivot from the mostly leased network of beds that held a peak a population of more than 70,000 detainees earlier this year. Zoom in: "The broader vision is to develop a nationwide network that consolidates populations in relatively larger facilities that allows them to be able to service the needs of the entire country," CoreCivic CEO Patrick Swindle said on an investors call on Thursday. - CoreCivic leases roughly one-quarter of ICE's immigrant detention beds to…

NYTIMES (Katie Thomas, Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Melena Ryzik) - Sick Detainees Describe Poor Care at CoreCivic ICE Facilities

Problems at detention centers operated by CoreCivic extend far beyond recent measles outbreaks.

JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - Two Democrat political orgs took money from ICE contractor as party railed against agency

According to a POLITICO review of campaign finance records, both the Democratic Governors Association (DGA), which is chaired by Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, and the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association (DLGA), received substantial funds from CoreCivic.

DAILYCALLER (Anthony Iafrate) - Democrats Blasted Federal Detention Operations Despite Accepting Donations From ICE Contractor

'the only way to stop them is by electing more Democrats'

NPR (Keren Landman) - Some Public Health Service officers quit rather than serve in ICE detention centers

A special corps of health care workers have been called in to work with detained immigrants and many feel deeply conflicted about the assignment, saying they're not able to provide good care.