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The Trump administration is diverting $10 billion in funding from the Department of Homeland Security through the US Navy Construction of migrant detention centers According to a report across the country.
building on features that can 10,000 migrants eachSources close to the project said that it could start by next month. cnn,
DHS relies on the Navy to hire companies Construction and maintenance of detention facilitiesWhich will reportedly be spread in Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana and Pennsylvania.
The construction plans are the latest example of what the Trump administration is like. using the power of the US military To further his anti-immigration agenda.
Independent The Department of Homeland Security and the Navy have been contacted for comment.
publicly available document July suggests that Navy contractors may be required by DHS and ICE to “provide the infrastructure, staffing, services, and/or supplies necessary to provide secure confinement for aliens in administrative custody.”
Homeland Security officials are reportedly trying to quickly secure contracts to build more detention facilities due to the increase in immigration arrests.
It was not immediately clear whether the new facilities would be built on existing Navy installations.
CNN reports that the new facilities are likely to be “soft-sided tents,” similar to the complex at Fort Bliss Army Base in Texas, which became operational in August.
Migrants are being kept here on campus According to detainees and federal inspectors, the facility recently suffered multiple violations of federal standards, including medical neglect, poor access to legal counsel, and poor plumbing.
Experts told CNN it was not surprising that the Trump administration was working with the military to quickly complete the construction project.
“The military is good at logistics, and they’ve had to do these kinds of quick construction projects overseas,” said Todd Harrison, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute who specializes in defense spending. “You’re already working with an organization that knows how to do this type of contracting activity, and do it quickly.”
Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful, Bill” put aside in July unprecedented $45 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to boost immigration detention,
Federal contracts from ICE have been rising steadily since Trump’s first term, from $137.5 million awarded in 2016 to $463.4 million so far in 2025, according to a federal spending database.
Official figures published at the end of September showed that there are currently 59,762 people are being detained In ICE detention centers.
ICE plans to double detention capacity to more than 107,000 by January 2026. Washington Post.