"US immigration and Customs Enforcement documents that were provided to Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire - one of the states where ICE aims to acquire a building and retrofit it to house at least 1,000 people at a time - show that the administration plans to spend $38.3 billion on its mass detention plan. It would buy 16 buildings across the country to use as "regional processing centers" that could hold 1,000-1,500 people."
"The Washington Post reported that a review of state budget data showed that the amount of money the White House intends to pour into the project over the next several months is larger than the total annual spending of 22 US states. "Thirty-eight billion dollars," said Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.). "That's what Trump is spending to turn warehouses into human holding facilities. Not on schools. Not on healthcare. Not on veterans. On warehousing humans.""
An industrial warehouse in Social Circle, Georgia, has been purchased by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for use as a detention center. The Department of Homeland Security plans to acquire and retrofit massive warehouses nationwide, with ICE documents showing a $38.3 billion mass detention budget. The plan would buy 16 buildings as regional processing centers holding 1,000–1,500 people and create eight larger centers capable of holding up to 10,000 detainees awaiting deportation. The funding over the next several months exceeds the annual spending of 22 US states. Local communities and some states are mobilizing to block acquisitions and conversions.
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