A M Bates
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“History, Stephen said, is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake.” (James Joyce, Ulysses)
Two watchdog bodies at the DHS responsible for investigating complaints — the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman — have been shut down under Trump.
July 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Two watchdog bodies at the DHS responsible for investigating complaints — the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman — have been shut down under Trump.
"It’s a huge, profitable business . . . the medical care in detention centres is privatised, the phone access is privatised — all these ancillary things,” says Wolf of the American Immigration Council. “It incentivises more people, but also disincentivises providing resources.”
July 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"It’s a huge, profitable business . . . the medical care in detention centres is privatised, the phone access is privatised — all these ancillary things,” says Wolf of the American Immigration Council. “It incentivises more people, but also disincentivises providing resources.”
Companies are not just making money from facilities. Geo Group and CoreCivic both have transportation divisions, while a Geo Group subsidiary is contracted by ICE to digitally track those with pending immigration cases using ankle monitors and a smartphone app.
July 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Companies are not just making money from facilities. Geo Group and CoreCivic both have transportation divisions, while a Geo Group subsidiary is contracted by ICE to digitally track those with pending immigration cases using ankle monitors and a smartphone app.
The private detention industry also has a history of seeking to influence US immigration policy through lobbying and campaign cash. Companies have contributed millions of dollars to congressional campaigns and party committees.
July 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The private detention industry also has a history of seeking to influence US immigration policy through lobbying and campaign cash. Companies have contributed millions of dollars to congressional campaigns and party committees.
With overall US crime rates dropping, private prison companies have increasingly turned to immigrant detention centres for income.
“These spaces, the communities, the companies — all of the people who are invested — are strongly incentivised to fill the spaces they’ve built,” says Brianna Nofil.
“These spaces, the communities, the companies — all of the people who are invested — are strongly incentivised to fill the spaces they’ve built,” says Brianna Nofil.
July 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
With overall US crime rates dropping, private prison companies have increasingly turned to immigrant detention centres for income.
“These spaces, the communities, the companies — all of the people who are invested — are strongly incentivised to fill the spaces they’ve built,” says Brianna Nofil.
“These spaces, the communities, the companies — all of the people who are invested — are strongly incentivised to fill the spaces they’ve built,” says Brianna Nofil.
The facilities run by Geo Group and CoreCivic, alongside smaller contractors such as Management and Training Corp, LaSalle Corrections and Akima Global Services, are in rising demand.
July 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The facilities run by Geo Group and CoreCivic, alongside smaller contractors such as Management and Training Corp, LaSalle Corrections and Akima Global Services, are in rising demand.
On a quarterly earnings call in May, CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger told shareholders that Trump’s election heralded a “significant moment” for his company. “Never in our 42-year company history have we had so much activity and demand for our services as we are seeing right now.” (FT 15/7/25)
July 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
On a quarterly earnings call in May, CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger told shareholders that Trump’s election heralded a “significant moment” for his company. “Never in our 42-year company history have we had so much activity and demand for our services as we are seeing right now.” (FT 15/7/25)
The US immigration detention apparatus is largely run by the private sector. About 85 per cent of people in immigration custody are held in places run for profit, according to Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC). (Financial Times 15 Jul 2025)
July 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The US immigration detention apparatus is largely run by the private sector. About 85 per cent of people in immigration custody are held in places run for profit, according to Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC). (Financial Times 15 Jul 2025)
Two companies depend upon ICE for a large chunk of their income: Geo Group received almost $1bn from immigration detention contracts in 2024 — 42 per cent of its revenue and more than double what it was in 2015. CoreCivic relies on ICE for almost a third of its revenue. (FT - 15 Jul 2025)
July 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Two companies depend upon ICE for a large chunk of their income: Geo Group received almost $1bn from immigration detention contracts in 2024 — 42 per cent of its revenue and more than double what it was in 2015. CoreCivic relies on ICE for almost a third of its revenue. (FT - 15 Jul 2025)
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People 💙ICE is staying at hotels where immigrants provide services cleaning the rooms, cooking the food, maintaining the building, running the businesses etc.. The hotel threw out ICE telling them they’re it welcome In the hotels🤣
Don’t come around here no more👏🏽👏🏽
#DemVoice1
#ProudBlue
#DemsUnited
Don’t come around here no more👏🏽👏🏽
#DemVoice1
#ProudBlue
#DemsUnited
June 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
People 💙ICE is staying at hotels where immigrants provide services cleaning the rooms, cooking the food, maintaining the building, running the businesses etc.. The hotel threw out ICE telling them they’re it welcome In the hotels🤣
Don’t come around here no more👏🏽👏🏽
#DemVoice1
#ProudBlue
#DemsUnited
Don’t come around here no more👏🏽👏🏽
#DemVoice1
#ProudBlue
#DemsUnited
Goldman Sachs --> AfD
January 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Goldman Sachs --> AfD
Misinformation is unknowingly false, disinformation is deliberately false, and intention is key in distinguishing between the two.
January 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Misinformation is unknowingly false, disinformation is deliberately false, and intention is key in distinguishing between the two.
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Outside Mar-a-Lago for the New Year’s Eve celebration.
December 31, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Outside Mar-a-Lago for the New Year’s Eve celebration.
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The drone mystery solved
December 17, 2024 at 4:54 PM
The drone mystery solved