How do we communicate nationally [View all]

[babylonsister]

that this whole ICE fiasco has to do with greed? 'Follow the money' seems like it would work here, too. I know this pisses me off, and look no further if anyone needs a reason why this admin is tearing this country apart. I also wonder who in Congress might be benefitting from looking the other way?

ICE agents are supposedly given a quota of people to round up. Why? To fill the beds/cells/population at privately owned prisons, and I understand the owners of these facilities are making bank in a big way. It no longer seems important who is rounded up, immigrant or US citizen, as long as they endeavor to make that all-important quota.

Edit to add: emphasis could and should be placed on what a terrible job these prisons are doing treating their prisoners compassionately.

Then there currently are people in this admin scouting places in the US for many additional prisons, though that effort is being met with a lot of pushback from locals aware of their intentions.

I do wonder what kind of kickback the orange yam negotiated, because it's very easy to believe he did. It's ALL about money.

Here's what info AI provided when I googled:

Private prison corporations, primarily CoreCivic and the
GEO Group, generate significant revenue—often over $1 billion combined annually—through ICE detention contracts. These firms benefit from high daily detainee rates, often exceeding $90 per person, with profits driven by expanded detention capacity, federal border policies, and, increasingly, electronic monitoring of immigrants.

Key Findings on Private Prisons and Immigrant Profits:

Massive Revenue Generation: In 2022, GEO Group made $1.05 billion and CoreCivic made $552.2 million from ICE contracts.

Expansion & Incentives: Private firms actively lobby for stricter immigration policies and benefit from increased detention capacity to drive up revenue.

Contractual Growth: GEO Group CEO Rodolfo Zoley announced in 2025 that the company sees "unprecedented growth opportunities" to assist with increased detention and GPS tracking.

Electronic Monitoring: The GEO Group's subsidiary, BI Inc., runs a tracking program for approximately 183,000 individuals, a lucrative part of the immigrant detention business.

Concerns over Quality: Despite high profits, these facilities face, or have faced, criticisms regarding poor conditions, including inadequate medical care, food, and high staff turnover.

Future Projections: Reports from 2025 indicate that the private detention industry is expanding, with potential for new contracts worth billions as detention capacity increases.