Democrats Probe Trump’s $38 Billion Plan for Immigrant Jails

Democratic lawmakers are starting an investigation into the Trump administration’s plan to spend billions of dollars buying and retrofitting warehouses as immigrant detention centers, ramping up scrutiny of a key piece of the White House’s push for mass deportations.

In a letter, the group of more than 50 US senators and representatives asked contractors and real estate companies for details of their roles in the $38 billion plan. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is seeking to streamline a network of more than 200 local, state and privately-run facilities into 34 government-owned jails, with at least some operated by contractors.

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