Thread by @ALT_uscis

1-Many people keep asking if there is an immigration detention quota.
I will answer it in this thread showing some wording wizardry ICE uses to maintain a certain number of people locked up at all times:
Thread immigration detention quotas:

2-The current budget for detention is a little north of $3 billion (was $2 Billion then DHS asked for more)
A large portion of it goes to For-Profit contractors ( private Prisons)

3-ICE uses contractual provisions that obligate it to pay for a minimum number of immigration detention beds at specific facilities, referred to in contracts as “𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐦𝐬.” It requires payment to private contractors whether beds are filled or not.

4-Ice is under pressure to keep this minimums filled protecting the bottom line of private companies t͟h͟u͟s͟ ͟i͟n͟c͟e͟n͟t͟i͟v͟i͟z͟e͟ ͟t͟h͟e͟ ͟i͟m͟p͟r͟i͟s͟o͟n͟m͟e͟n͟t͟ ͟o͟f͟ ͟i͟m͟m͟i͟g͟r͟a͟n͟t͟s͟.͟ Field offices get calls from DC giving them shit for not utilizing all the beds.

5-Congress includes the national bed quota in annual appropriation bills. detention quotas are written into the DHS Appropriations Act, which states, “... funding made available under this heading shall maintain a level of not less than 34,000 detention beds." Detention45000 now.

6-Actually @CongCulberson wanted to change "maintain with " fill" to maintain the minimum numbers of beds filled as a statutory requirement. Basically Mandatory Minimums are quotas because ICE is pressured to fill the minimum beds we pay for. Keeping for profit prisons profitable

7-ICE (ERO) has 24 field offices nationwide. 12 have guaranteed minimums:
Buffalo
Elizabeth
Broward
Lasalle
Krome
Houston
Pt Isabel
Karnes
Pearsall
El paso
Florence
Adelanto
Otay mesa
Aurora

8-ICE gets a discount on each person detained above the guaranteed minimum called tiered pricing. The more they funnel to For Profit prisons the less they pay.
ICE acts like that a grocery store chain, keeping the shelves stocked up at the private prisons first NO MATTER WHAT!

9-Here is a list of the for profit prisons:
Asset Protection Security Services
Doyon Government group
Ahtna Technical services
Akima global Services
Corrections Corp of America
Akal Security
The Geo group where deputy director of ICE quit and got a gig there last year in sunny FL

These companies donated heavily to the GOP including Trump's campaign. They have bankrolled sessions for years. They donated to trumps inaugural campaign.
WE DO NOT NEED PRISONS FOR PROFITS.
Profits require supply and demand. You do the math.
End of thread

If you need to read more:
detentionwatchnetwork.org/sites/default/…

👆to be fair, this shit started a long time ago in early 2000's. But just got on steroids with Trump.