Document Reveals "Breakneck Expansion" Plan for Immigrant Camps

The Trump administration is planning a massive expansion of immigrant detention facilities, with internal documents showing billions in planned spending to nearly double capacity, The Washington Post reported, according to Raw Story.

Texas is set to receive the largest share of new detention contracts, with four top facilities capable of holding 12,000 detainees combined. ICE’s largest contractor. (Photo: Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General)

The Department of Homeland Security roadmap, last updated July 30, outlines plans to open or expand 125 facilities this year, boosting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) capacity to more than 107,000 detainees by January—up from the current 50,000.

The blueprint also relies heavily on makeshift “soft-sided” structures that can be quickly erected and dismantled.

Texas is set to receive the largest share of new detention contracts, with four top facilities capable of holding 12,000 detainees combined. ICE’s largest contractor,

The Geo Group, stands to gain at least nine new or modified contracts worth over $500 million annually, on top of four contracts already awarded this year—positioning the company to double its yearly ICE revenue.

The expansion includes large-scale family detention centers, which could make it the biggest U.S. family detention program in decades.