AXIOS (Brittany Gibson) - ICE reveals $38B plan for immigrant mega-jails
ICE is preparing to spend $38 billion this year on a "new detention center model" holding nearly 100,000 people. Why it matters: Expanding immigration detention is a major part of the deportation pipeline and will fuel President Trump's pledge to deport millions of people. But the plans are facing local pushback . Driving the news: ICE is going on a buying spree for warehouse spaces, estimated to cost $38.3 billion out of budget of $45 billion from the "One, Big, Beautiful Bill" passed last year. - A new ICE memo , shared with the New Hampshire Governor's Office on Thursday, states that it plans to buy "non-traditional facilities built specifically to support ICE's needs." - ICE plans to buy eight "mega centers," 16 processing centers…
ICE is preparing to spend $38 billion this year on a "new detention center model" holding nearly 100,000 people. Why it matters: Expanding immigration detention is a major part of the deportation pipeline and will fuel President Trump's pledge to deport millions of people. But the plans are facing local pushback . Driving the news: ICE is going on a buying spree for warehouse spaces, estimated to cost $38.3 billion out of budget of $45 billion from the "One, Big, Beautiful Bill" passed last year. - A new ICE memo , shared with the New Hampshire Governor's Office on Thursday, states that it plans to buy "non-traditional facilities built specifically to support ICE's needs." - ICE plans to buy eight "mega centers," 16 processing centers…Open