Why ICE Is Quietly Buying Up Private Detention Centers
The plan is the latest in the Administration's efforts to expand how many migrants it can hold at once.
The U.S. government is quietly acquiring private detention centers run by companies like CoreCivic and GEO Group, spending billions of dollars to expand its capacity for holding migrants. Both CoreCivic and GEO Group have been in talks with ICE to purchase additional detention facilities. The move aims to reduce the influence of state and local inspectors, who have been critical of conditions inside privately-owned detention centers.
Immigration advocates argue that federal ownership will limit the ability of these inspectors to enforce rights and make necessary changes.
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