Beds, Budgets, and Billionaires: The Business of Mass Detention
Did you know that some for-profit detention owners are getting incredibly rich—and we’re the ones picking up the tab? It’s true. Our tax dollars are fueling a massive, private industry that is quietly booming under the radar. In 2025, Congress approved a staggering $45 billion to expand immigration detention. To put that in perspective, that’s a 265% increase…


