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Private Prison Giant Lands $1 Billion ICE Contract to Open Migrant Detention Center in New Jersey

ICE announced last week they would open an immigration detention facility in Newark after reaching an agreement with a private global lender for $1 billion. (Credit: Kena Betancur/Getty Images)

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced last week they would reopen an immigration detention facility in Newark this spring. The announcement came after the agency reached an agreement with a private global lender for $1 billion.

ICE will use the Delaney Hall facility in Newark, which contains 1,000-beds, for federal immigration processing.

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