
During his campaign, Joe Biden promised to end the federal use of private prisons, but his record on this matter fell short as he left office. While he terminated the Bureau of Prison's contracts with private prisons, their use by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) expanded under his administration.
ICE detainees have led to an increase in the number of people in private prisons compared to when Biden took office. This expansion allowed President Donald Trump to quickly increase the use of private prisons to hold undocumented immigrants.