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Biden Administration Massively Expanding Private Immigration Jails

HeadlineDec 06, 2024

An investigation by The Guardian newspaper finds the Biden administration has for the past year been in the process of extending at least 14 contracts with private sector immigration jails across the U.S. and exploring options for expanding detention capacity. That’s despite Biden’s past statements opposing for-profit prisons over their long record of human rights abuses.

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