Overview

• DHS reports ICE now holds roughly 59,000–60,000 people, with recent deportations averaging about 1,400 per day.
• Internal ICE planning documents show a push to open or expand 125 sites this year and lift capacity above 107,000 by January, though DHS says the list is outdated.
• A $45 billion congressional appropriation is funding new Pentagon-run sites and major deals with private operators including GEO Group and CoreCivic.
• The expansion plan revives large-scale family detention, outlining more than 5,700 family beds, including a proposed Brownsville facility for up to 3,500 parents and children.
• Local opposition is growing, as El Paso’s county commissioners formally objected to the Fort Bliss camp and Rep. Veronica Escobar toured the site Monday to criticize its cost, while lawsuits also challenge Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz.”