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Trump Admin Boosts Immigration Detention Capacity to 107,000
8/17/2025
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- The Trump administration aims to increase immigration detention capacity to over 107,000 beds by year-end, supported by a $45 billion budget.
- New companies, such as USA Up Star LLC and Response AI Solutions LLC, are entering the detention industry without prior experience.
- Major private prison companies, Geo Group and CoreCivic, report substantial revenue growth amid these changes.
