The Trump administration has awarded billions of dollars in contracts for private companies to operate immigration detention centers in California. The move comes less than two weeks before a new state law takes effect to prohibit them.
FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2019, file photo, the Adelanto U.S. Immigration and Enforcement Processing Center operated by GEO Group, Inc. , a Florida-based company specializing in privatized corrections, is viewed in Adelanto, Calif. The Trump administration has awarded four contracts worth billions of dollars to operate private immigration detention centers in California, less than two weeks before a new state law forbidding them takes effect.
A federal website posted long-term awards on Friday worth a combined $6.8 billion for detention facilities in San Diego, Calexico, Adelanto and Bakersfield. The sites will house about 4,000 detainees, with capacity to expand in the future. “State laws aimed at obstructing federal law enforcement are inappropriate and harmful,” Hughes said.
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