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Right now, ICE has detainees in more than 200 facilities, most of them owned by private prison giants like GeoGroup and CoreCivic.
But the agency now plans to shift to a network of 34 larger sites, mostly industrial warehouses, all owned by the Department of Homeland Security.
The move would be a major expansion of immigrant detention.
It could also be a blow to the prison industry.
Both Geo and CoreCivic get close to half their revenue from ICE contracts.
In Washington, I'm Nathan Hager, Bloomberg Radio.
Right now, ICE has detainees in more than 200 facilities, most of them owned by private prison giants like GeoGroup and CoreCivic.
But the agency now plans to shift to a network of 34 larger sites, mostly industrial warehouses, all owned by the Department of Homeland Security.
The move would be a major expansion of immigrant detention.
It could also be a blow to the prison industry.
Both Geo and CoreCivic get close to half their revenue from ICE contracts.
In Washington, I'm Nathan Hager, Bloomberg Radio.
Right now, ICE has detainees in more than 200 facilities, most of them owned by private prison giants like GeoGroup and CoreCivic.
But the agency now plans to shift to a network of 34 larger sites, mostly industrial warehouses,
all owned by the Department of Homeland Security.
The move would be a major expansion of immigrant detention.
It could also be a blow to the prison industry.
Both GEO and CoreCivic get close to half their revenue from ICE contracts.
In Washington, I'm Nathan Hager, Bloomberg Radio.
Right now, ICE has detainees in more than 200 facilities, most of them owned by private prison giants like GeoGroup and CoreCivic.