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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.

NPR (Ximena Bustillo) - Former private prison official to serve as acting ICE chief

Compared to the start of President Trump's second term, David Venturella takes over an agency with a larger workforce, more financial resources — and also a continued funding lapse.

REDSTATE (Bob Hoge) - Tom Steyer: I Was for ICE Detention Centers and Private Prisons Before I Was Against Them

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.

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.