ICE is looking into 'mobile detention facilities'

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Who published it, and when

How it spread - 9 original reports, 2 reprints

1. Wed, 23 September 2026

   3 reports
   • wkms.org09:00first to report
     ICE is looking into 'mobile detention facilities'

     Buried in the paperwork for Immigration and Customs Enforcement's expansion in Pennsylvania is a document requesting "mobile detention facilities."

     2 reprints

     • kccu.org23 Sept, 09:00their copy
     • kedm.org23 Sept, 09:00their copy
   • wbur.org12:13
     ICE is spending billions to expand its detention system

     In the past week, the federal government has signed contracts worth billions of dollars to expand Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers.

   • El Pais English18:37
     ICE is preparing ‘mobile facilities’ to detain migrants during arrest operations

     Official documents obtained by an investigative media outlet describe pickup trucks that would remain alongside arrest teams to hold detained people

2. Thu, 24 September 2026

   3 reports
   • news4jax.com16:39
     ICE is wasting tens of millions of dollars on 'uninformed' detention projects, report finds

     An investigation has found that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other agencies have wasted tens of millions of dollars pursuing uninformed plans to increase detention capacity, and the total will likely rise due to ongoing mismanagement.

   • The Guardian World18:54
     ICE has wasted tens of millions to carry out Trump’s mass detention agenda – report

     US GAO documents array of costly problems as ICE pursues controversial plans to rapidly increase detention capacity US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) and other federal agencies have wasted tens of millions of dollars pursuing controversial plans to rapidly increase detention capacity – and the total will likely rise due to ongoing mismanagement, congressional investigators warned on Thursday. The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) documented costly problems in several...

   • PBS NewsHour21:09
     ICE has wasted tens of millions of dollars with 'uninformed' detention plans, GAO finds

     Among the misspending was nearly $3 million to erect tents at Guantanamo Bay that were never used, $20 million to maintain purchased warehouses that are now being sold without having housed a single detainee, and excessive rates paid to hold detainees at a deficient and now-shuttered Florida lockup.

3. Fri, 25 September 2026

   3 reports
   • azfamily.com04:25
     Federal report finds ICE wasted millions on detention expansion

     ICE has wasted millions of dollars pursuing plans to rapidly increase detention capacity, and the total will likely rise due to ongoing mismanagement, investigators warned.

   • Axios14:44
     ICE wasted millions in rush to expand detention, government watchdog finds

     ICE has received more than $75 billion to expand operations since President Trump returned to office — and wasted millions on scaled-back and mismanaged projects, a new GAO report found. Why it matters: In rushing to execute Trump's mass deportation agenda, the agency failed to properly develop a strategic plan, according to the Government Accountability Office report. Driving the news: The report found that ICE invested billions in six new initiatives without conducting necessary analyses. The...

   • El Pais English17:28
     ICE wasted millions of dollars on its expansion of detention centers, according to a government report

     The Government Accountability Office found that the agency pursued projects without a comprehensive strategy and warns of additional costs