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Amendment to detention contract notice drops detainee-transport reporting requirement
A requirement that private contractors report to Immigration and Customs Enforcement each month on every detainee they transport was deleted Thursday afternoon from the contract documents for four proposed “turnkey” detention centers, in an amendment ICE posted to the federal contracting site SAM.gov. Continue reading
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The Office of Refugee Resettlement is assembling a bench of contractors to house migrant children on 30 days’ notice
The Office of Refugee Resettlement is assembling a bench of contractors to house migrant children on 30 days’ notice ORR could award a contract by Dec. 31 for emergency facilities holding… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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ICE awards GardaWorld up to $382 million to move detainees across Texas
ICE awards GardaWorld up to $382 million to move detainees across Texas The American arm of the Montreal-based security company has taken in more than $330 million this year to convert… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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White House Unveils Program to Authorize Private-Sector Cyber Surveillance and Disruption Operations
White House Unveils Program to Authorize Private-Sector Cyber Surveillance and Disruption Operations Aaron R. Cooper, Philip Chertoff Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 10:02 AM Share On:Share on Facebook Share on X Share… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Construction Contracts Awarded for ICE Detention Facilities in Maryland and Arizona
Construction Contracts Awarded for ICE Detention Facilities in Maryland and Arizona The federal government awarded renovation contracts Sunday for two warehouses — in Maryland and Arizona — as the government races… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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12 firms land spots on DHS’s $1.5 billion counter-unmanned aircraft contract
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Extract, Violate, and Scare: Data Mining Tools Take Over the Immigration Surveillance State
Vol. 24 No. 4 (2026): Open Issue Articles Extract, Violate, and Scare: Data Mining Tools Take Over the Immigration Surveillance State Document Link: https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/surveillance-and-society/issue/view/1134 Article Sidebar Published: Aug 30, 2026 DOI:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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ICE Wants New Immigrant Detention Built in a Year, Half Its Own Deadline
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is pressing the companies that would build its new detention housing to work faster, cutting its own construction timeline in half and offering higher scores in the competition to bidders who commit to the most aggressive schedule. Continue reading
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ICE triples its orders to the private firms hunting immigrants
The first skip tracing orders, placed in December of last year, ran through May 14. Yesterday’s orders are each almost exactly three times the size. Constellation was ordered $767,468.75 in work the first time and $2,302,406.25 this week. Enprovera, the smallest firm, went from $34,552 to $103,656. Continue reading
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CBP Formally Hires Contractors to Collect Fines From People It Has Deported
The $36 million effort, spread across four companies, relies on firms already working to locate immigrants for the government’s deportation surge. Continue reading
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