This is the kind of disturbing pattern we see in authoritarian police states, not in a democratic republic. Most Americans may not know that ICE is a relatively small agency and that the vast majority of federal funding doesn't go for federal operations per se. It goes to private private prisons and their CEOs. We've also seen certain members of Congress benefit from the stock trading associated with the growth and expansion of some of these corporations. Detention facilities should adhere to the strictest of standards. (01:32–01:46)
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Asserts that most ICE funding goes to private prisons and their CEOs, not federal operations.
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