ICE Barbie Seeks $45 Billion For More Detention Camps

The New York Times reports:

The Trump administration is seeking to spend tens of billions of dollars to set up the machinery to expand immigrant detention on a scale never before seen in the United States, according to a request for proposals posted online by the administration last week.

The request, which comes from the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement, calls 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.

ICE does not yet have that much money itself. But if funded, the maximum value would represent more than a sixfold increase in spending to detain immigrants. It is the latest indication that President Trump and his administration are laying the groundwork to rapidly follow through on his promise for a mass campaign to rid the country of undocumented immigrants.

Read the full article. Meanwhile ICE Barbie’s $200 million ad campaign in praise of Glorious Leader continues to air.

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— Hamed Aleaziz (@haleaziz.bsky.social) April 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM