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Re:Foreign visits into the U.S. fell off a cliff in March by johnnyanmac on Monday April 07, 2025 @09:34AM (#43611262)
ICE sure isn't. That is tax payer money at work, sadly.

But yes, there are incentives that do reward cells and even individuals for number of imprisonments. And no, they do not check nor punish "administrative errors".

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Re:Foreign visits into the U.S. fell off a cliff in March by sillywalk on Monday April 07, 2025 @04:36PM (#43615690)
> ICE sure isn't. That is tax payer money at work, sadly.

Taxpayers are paying the private companies, but they're very much for profit.

About that:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2025/01/29/billi...

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/private-prison-...

https://afsc.org/newsroom/ice-signs-massive-contract-profit-...

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