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Spotlight: How the government uses private companies to house immigration detainees
MSNBC· 2025-06-10 04:29
While Donald Trump's deportation campaign is stretching detention facilities to their absolute limit. Last week, NPR reported that the government was holding more than 48,000 people in immigration detention. Now, ICE is only funded to hold 42,000.Today, NBC News confirmed there are more than 51,000 people in custody. And no surprise, our facilities are at max capacity. And here's what is worth noting and what I want to talk about tonight.Almost 90% of people who are being held by ICE are in facilities that ...
ICE Opens New Immigrant Detention Center In NJ – Despite State Ban
Newark, NJ Patch· 2025-05-05 18:36
Politics & GovernmentICE Opens New Immigrant Detention Center In New Jersey – Despite State BanDelaney Hall in Newark is now officially housing detainees for ICE. Here's what to know about the controversial new facility.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement began housing prisoners at a new immigration detention facility in Newark, NJ on May 1. Above, protesters rally outside Delaney Hall in March 2025. (Photo courtesy of Make the Road NJ)NEWARK, NJ — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has beg ...