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[–] kylie_kraft@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

ICE detains foreigners placed in deportation proceedings because of immigration violations, such as entering the U.S. illegally or overstaying a visa, as well as legal immigrants whose status lapses or is revoked because of criminal offenses. Some of those held by the agency have criminal charges or convictions, in addition to being accused of civil immigration violations.

CBS News reporting the regime's claims as fact.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

CBS is just fox lite. even when they were interviewing noem today they were just giving her softball answers, and they dint give the same to the mayor.

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 19 points 1 month ago

So probably only 800 or 900 US citizens, 75 Native Americans, and 55,000 children.

[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 14 points 1 month ago

Are there 73,000+ deportation orders from judges to back those up? Because lately it feels like we're light on judicial warrants, given all the protesting.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You think they are gonna pay to actually deport them? No fucking way, idk what they are planning but it's not good.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 6 points 1 month ago

Slave labor has been the goal of all of this.

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

CoreCivic and other private contractors don't get paid when people are deported. They want maximum occupancy for as long as possible.

[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago

Far-right news outlets should be avoided.

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Conservatively I'd say we're paying private companies over $3.5 million every day to house them.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

$47/day.

That's gotta be way way way too low?

Median for state prison is 60,989 which is $167. This would be cheaper but seems like mega conservative

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

In September 2025 they reported an average detention cost of $152 per day. So closer to 11M a day.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Who? ICE?

Mine wasn't ICE specific. If you got a source where ICE says that I'd love to see it.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/trump-immigrant-detention

... No prior administration had ever held an average of more than 50,200 people per day in immigration detention (in FY 2019, during Trump’s first term). As of September, detainees spent an average of 44 days in immigration detention, with each detention averaging $152 per day.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Thanks, much appreciated.

[–] triptrapper@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Actually, based on how some Minneapolis detainees described the holding cells, I would believe $47/day.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

edit: Oops this reply was originally meant for someone else if you saw it. Still seems low, but I get where you're coming from

[–] chocrates@piefed.world 4 points 1 month ago

I looked it up to compare. Nazi Germany imprisoned about 1.65 million people according to wiki.

We are not there yet but only 2 orders of magnitude away :(

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 1 month ago

and most of them are apparently occurring in the states that arnt hitting the news, texas, florida, most of the red states. they dont want o alarm the RIGHTOIDs, and only the hellhole blue states the MSM seem to only report.