US Reveals $38 Billion Plan to Remake How It Jails Migrants (1)

The Trump administration is moving ahead with a $38.3 billion plan to remake the US immigration detention system, in a sweeping expansion that officials say will streamline operations and speed deportations.

The plan, known as the Detention Reengineering Initiative, calls for acquiring and renovating eight large-scale detention centers, adding 16 processing sites and taking control of 10 existing “turnkey” facilities where Immigration and Customs Enforcement already operates. The largest facilities will have the capacity to hold as many as 10,000 people, primarily for international removals.

“This new model will allow ICE to create an efficient detention network by reducing the ...