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ICE selects company to build, run Batavia detention center expansion
ICE selects company to build, run Batavia detention center expansion September 3, 2026 | Daily News, The (Batavia, NY) Author/Byline: Sol Hauser | Section: News BATAVIA — The U.S. Department of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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DR Congo: Ex-New Zealand special forces officer killed in fighting as retired US Green Beret is wounded
DR Congo: Ex-New Zealand special forces officer killed in fighting as retired US Green Beret is wounded Saturday, October 10, 2026 Jesca Mutamba Retired US Green Beret and former UFC fighter Tim Kennedy.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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UAE turns to Russian shadow airline for missions in Africa: Investigation
UAE turns to Russian shadow airline for missions in Africa: Investigation By Linus Höller Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 A Russian IL-76MD-90AE military transport aircraft at the Dubai Air Show in Dubai,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
What we know, and don’t, about the Sept. 17 ambush on Erik Prince-linked contractors in Congo
Africa What we know, and don’t, about the Sept. 17 ambush on Erik Prince-linked contractors in Congo Reuters and The New York Times report that a Prince-linked contractor team was ambushed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Erik Prince in talks with Kinshasa on $65m military logistics deal: reports
Erik Prince in talks with Kinshasa on $65m military logistics deal: reports Friday, October 09, 2026 Jesca Mutamba ” alt=”” aria-hidden=”true” /> Erik Prince, the founder of the private military company… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
US firm that secured aid sites talking with administration about new role in Gaza
US firm that secured aid sites talking with administration about new role in Gaza UG Solutions says it has ‘provided information and proposals to US-led Board of Peace,’ after it was… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Situation of human rights in Haiti: Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights*
Advance unedited version Distr.: General 23 March 2026 Original: English Human Rights Council Sixty-first session 23 February–2 April 2026 Agenda items 2 and 10 Annual report of the United Nations… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
DHS buys fifth private detention site since July, adding GEO’s Adelanto complex
DHS buys fifth private detention site since July, adding GEO’s Adelanto complex GEO Group sold its Adelanto, Calif., detention complex to the federal government for $950 million. GEO will keep running… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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DHS Taps ResponseAI, an ICE Skip-Tracing Contractor, to Run Self-Deportation Contract
DHS Taps ResponseAI, an ICE Skip-Tracing Contractor, to Run Self-Deportation Contract The company, whose growing ICE portfolio includes locating people for deportation, will now run DHS’s contract for people leaving through… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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ICE funds tent camp for detained women at Batavia
ICE funds tent camp for detained women at Batavia A federal contracting record shows DHS is paying Akima for a “soft-sided tent facility” for detained women, weeks after a New York… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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