As Part of a $45 Billion Push, ICE Prepares for a Vast Expansion of Detention Space

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5. ...ICE is funded to hold an average capacity of 41,500 people, but more than 50,000 are in detention, according to the a

And more and more are tossed into jails each day.



................ICE is funded to hold an average capacity of 41,500 people, but more than 50,000 are in detention, according to the agency’s latest figures. The administration has indicated a need for at least 100,000 beds. Since Trump’s return to the White House, the agency has detained people at 51 new facilities, with a dozen of those holding more than 100 people on average in the last two weeks of May, according to a Bloomberg analysis of the agency's data.

In mid-May, the Republican-led US House of Representatives passed a massive tax and spending bill that showers ICE with billions of dollars in new funds, including $45 billion for detention through September 2029.
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ICE is funded to hold an average capacity of 41,500 people, but more than 50,000 are in detention, according to the agency’s latest figures. The administration has indicated a need for at least 100,000 beds. Since Trump’s return to the White House, the agency has detained people at 51 new facilities, with a dozen of those holding more than 100 people on average in the last two weeks of May, according to a Bloomberg analysis of the agency's data.

The fact that so many companies that specialize in soft-sided facilities are on the list has prompted concerns that the administration is seeking speed over quality. “Detaining people in mass tent detention centers would lead to horrific conditions for many reasons,” said Eunice Cho, a senior attorney at the ACLU National Prison Project. “It is very difficult to provide adequate care and protection for people in these kinds of facilities.”.............................