#1
Primary record
U.S. Government Accountability Office — Immigration Detention: Waste and Performance Issues at Camp East Montana Provide Valuable Lessons for Future Facilities, GAO-26-108886 (2026).
The ~$1.3 billion Fort Bliss facility; payment for a 5,000-detainee service package regardless of population (including ~two weeks in August 2025 before any detainees arrived); missing pre-occupancy inspection; absent perimeter cameras, outdoor recreation, and attorney/family space; post-opening medical gaps, unsanitary conditions, and a lost loaded firearm.
#2
Scholarly / institutional
2025 budget-reconciliation law (the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act")
— ~$45 billion (through FY2029) to expand ICE detention capacity toward 100,000 beds and ~$30 billion for ICE enforcement and removal operations. American Immigration Council:
#3
Scholarly / institutional
ICE detention population
— about 66,000 held by late 2025, a record at the time, up roughly 75% since January 2025.
#4
Reporting
The GEO Group, Inc. — 2025 results:
record company-wide revenue of about $2.6 billion, with earnings-call growth framing (SEC Form 8-K; Time).
#5
Primary record
CoreCivic, Inc. — 2025 results:
record company-wide revenue of about $2.2 billion, with sharply higher ICE revenue (SEC Form 8-K; Time).
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#6
Primary record
ICE Alternatives to Detention program records and detention-versus-alternatives cost/performance evaluations
(GAO, DHS OIG, or comparable), for legally eligible, comparable groups.
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#7
Primary record
Scripture:
Exodus 22:21 (KJV) — "Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt"; Proverbs 20:10 (KJV) — "Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD."
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