A private prison company announced three contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars this week that will boost the Trump administration’s capacity to hold immigrants in detention centers across the country.
CoreCivic, one of two prison giants that have cashed in from President Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations, expects to rake in nearly $300 million more from new contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The acceleration is being fueled by the $45 billion Republican lawmakers gave the agency through Trump’s tax cut and spending package.
Meanwhile, immigrant advocacy groups worry that mistreatment of detainees will worsen and spread with the rapid expansion of detention centers.