The Trump administration is using federal prisons to house illegal immigrants as part of a vast deportation operation, Fox News Digital confirmed Friday.
In a statement, the Federal Prisons Office said it had “hosted detainees and will continue to support law enforcement partners in meeting the administration’s policy goals,” he said in support of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE). He said there was.
The department said it had not commented on the individual’s legal situation for privacy, safety or security reasons.
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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) agents will be attending a pre-enforcement meeting held in Chicago, Illinois on Sunday, January 26th, 2025 (Christopher Diltz/Bloomberg) via Getty Images)
The Associated Press reported facilities in Los Angeles, Miami and Atlanta being used for detention.
The move comes as the ice quickly increased the number of illegal immigrants arrested in attacks in sanctuary cities and elsewhere around the country, causing the ice to exceed its capacity.
Currently, ICE has less than 42,000 beds, exceeding capacity under the current administration. The administration has been pushing hard to get more beds and detention space, but sources have said they are trying to identify buildings, hire people, perform background checks and comply with relevant requirements. Given the time it takes, we’ve told Fox that it usually takes about 30 days for the contractor to deliver. . That help is expected soon.
Fox News Digital said on Thursday that it has roughly $575 million from the Office of Management and Budget’s Office (OMB) as a yearly fundraising advancement to help ICE work faster and get a step closer. Reported that they requested allocation. Reported 100,000 beds and 1 million removal targets.
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Immigration authorities will detain a New York City individual on January 28th (Matt McClain/The Washington Post by Otty Images)
Fox also reports that ICE is working with the BOP to identify spaces to accommodate illegal immigrants, and houses Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Fox News Digital reportedly as of this week that authorities have been instructed that the release of illegal immigrants in ICE custody must be personally signed by playing Ice director Caleb Vitello. Ta.
Meanwhile, the administration has used Guantanamo Bay to house up to 30,000 detainees, with a second immigrant flight departing at the facility on Thursday.
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“We look at the outside of the box very well,” an ICE official told Fox News Digital.
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“The Biden administration cut a lot of our beds and they cancelled so many contracts. And the problem is that we can’t immediately turn them back. It’s not a switch, it’s a dial. “They said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Adam Shaw is a political reporter for Fox News Digital, covering mainly immigration and border security.
He can be contacted at adam.shaw2@fox.com or on Twitter.
