Congress Moves to Terminate Private ICE Detention Contracts Amid Growing Oversight Demands

DHS Shifts Strategy: Moving Away from Private ICE Detention Centers·Latest event March 7, 2026

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Mar 25

Congress Moves to Terminate Private ICE Detention Contracts Amid Growing Oversight Demands

DHS is currently executing a $38.3 billion plan to convert warehouses into 34 government-owned detention centers to expand capacity to 80,000 detainees. While property acquisitions are moving forward in states like Arizona and Texas, the legislative mandate to fully exit private prison contracts remains stalled in committee. This shift aims to speed up deportations but faces intense backlash over humanitarian conditions.

Feb 12

DHS Purchases Local Warehouses to Replace Private ICE Detention Centers

Reports reveal DHS is moving into the next phase of its detention plan by purchasing local warehouses for conversion.

The Next Phase of ICE's $38 Billion Detention Plan: Centralized, DHS-Owned Warehouses

Feb 10

DHS Defends Warehouse Strategy to Boost Detention Capacity and Safety Standards

DHS officials defend the warehouse strategy as a necessary measure to expand detention space and maintain safety standards.

These will not be warehouses — they will be well structured detention facilities meeting our regular detention standards. DHS law enforcement is conducting law enforcement activities across the country to keep Americans safe. It should not come as news that ICE will be making arrests in states across the U.S. and is actively working to expand detention space. Thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill, ICE has new funding to expand detention space to keep these criminals off American streets before they are removed for good from our communities.

Feb 5

Valley Communities Raise Alarms Over DHS Purchasing Warehouses for Immigration Enforcement

Local communities and news outlets raise alarms over the purchase of warehouses in the Valley for immigration enforcement.

ICE warehouse purchase fuels Valley immigration enforcement concerns

Dec 2, 2025

House Judiciary Committee reviews bill mandating DHS ownership of all immigration detention centers

The 'Ending Private Immigration Prisons' bill is referred to the House Judiciary Committee, seeking to mandate DHS ownership of all centers.

H.R. 6397Congress Proposes Ending Private Immigration Prisons and Increasing Oversight of Detention Centers

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Policies

The congressional bill provides the legal mandate and timeline for the $38.3 billion facility transition currently being managed by DHS.

Congress Proposes Ending Private Immigration Prisons and Increasing Oversight of Detention Centers

H.R. 6397

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The Next Phase of ICE's $38 Billion Detention Plan: Centralized, DHS-Owned Warehouses

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ICE holds people in disgusting conditions. Now it's turning warehouses into camps | Moira Donegan

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What To Watch For When ICE Buys Local Warehouses

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ICE to spend $38.3 billion on detention centers across US, document shows

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Concerns grow over ICE plans to build mega warehouses for immigration detention

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ICE warehouse purchase fuels Valley immigration enforcement concerns

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