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Pedro Camacho

Private Prison Companies Poised for Windfall as Trump Admin Outlines $45B Plan to Revolutionize Immigrant Detention

Adelanto Detention Facility run by the private GEO Group (2013) (Credit: Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Private prison companies stand to benefit significantly from a sweeping new plan proposed by the Trump administration to overhaul the U.S. immigrant detention system.

According to a request for proposals (RFP) posted online last week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is calling for contractors to submit proposals to provide new detention facilities, transportation, security guards, medical support and other administrative services worth as much as $45 billion over the next two years.

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