{"id":2420884,"date":"2025-04-07T17:55:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T21:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-looking-to-spend-45-billion-on-immigrant-detention\/"},"modified":"2025-04-07T17:57:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T21:57:44","slug":"ice-looking-to-spend-45-billion-on-immigrant-detention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-looking-to-spend-45-billion-on-immigrant-detention\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE looking to spend $45 billion on immigrant detention"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fice-looking-to-spend-45-billion-on-immigrant-detention%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2420884&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the Trump administration&#8217;s plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">significantly expand immigrant detention facilities<\/a> in the United States, with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) seeking private contractors to build and staff these facilities. A request for proposals has been issued, with a total budget of $45 billion aimed at enhancing security, medical support, and other services over the next few years. This expansion aligns with the administration&#8217;s focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-biggest-wins-and-losses-of-2023\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s 2023: Major victories and setbacks\">increasing deportations<\/a> of undocumented immigrants, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidenlied-trends-on-twitter-as-critics-demand-the-2000-stimulus-checks-he-promised-during-campaign\/\" title=\"#BidenLied Trends On Twitter As Critics Demand The ,000 Stimulus Checks He Promised During Campaign\">key campaign promise<\/a>. Currently, ICE&#8217;s budget is around $10 billion, and there are discussions in Congress about increasing funding for immigration enforcement, potentially allowing for more resources to support this initiative. As of late March, ICE was already housing more detainees than it has bed capacity for, indicating an urgent need for additional facility space.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">ICE offering $45 billion for private sector to build and staff immigrant detention facilities<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2081597\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump administration<\/a> is shopping around for private <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/contractor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">contractors<\/a> who can build immigrant detention facilities across the United States, signifying plans for a massive expansion of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/deportation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">deportation<\/a> operation.<\/p>\n<p>In a newly listed <a href=\"https:\/\/sam.gov\/opp\/eb0fc5c7014d4468a69aecefe6b322f6\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">request for proposals<\/a>, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials asked contractors to submit plans for new facilities, security, medical support, and other services for a price tag of $45 billion over the next couple of years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3371574\/judge-rejects-trump-administration-dismiss-order-return-deported-man-el-salvador-prison\/\">Judge rejects Trump administration attempt to dismiss order to return mistakenly-deported man<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3371528\/white-house-illegal-immigration-deportations-music-video-hey-hey-goodbye\/\">White House touts illegal immigration deportations with music video: &#8216;Hey, hey, goodbye&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3371504\/state-department-revoking-visas-south-sudanese\/\">State Department revoking all visas for South Sudanese after country refuses deportation effort<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The contract request, reported by the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/07\/us\/politics\/trump-administration-immigrant-detention-facilities-services.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New York Times<\/a><\/em>, was listed last week and could mean a further expansion of the White House&rsquo;s mission to arrest and remove millions of illegal immigrants in the U.S., a hallmark of the Trump campaign.<\/p>\n<p>ICE, which had a total budget of nearly $10 billion this year, according to the outlet, does not have the funding to pay out the $45 billion total.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3370570\/us-customs-braces-huge-task-enforcing-trump-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">US CUSTOMS BRACES FOR &lsquo;HUGE TASK&rsquo; OF ENFORCING TRUMP TARIFFS AND FINDING CHEATS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, Congress is considering a boost of $175 billion over the next decade to the committees that oversee immigration enforcement, meaning that the agency could be receiving a larger budget than previously.<\/p>\n<p>ICE is well over its capacity to detain people across its facilities nationwide. 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