Readout of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement meeting with private detention contractor

WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement leadership met with CoreCivic leadership yesterday. Engaging with detention contractors is necessary to the ongoing health and welfare of those in custody. As one of its private detention contractors, it is imperative for the agency to engage with valued partners to ensure continued understanding of our changing mission space and the shared responsibility of appropriate care for those in custody.

Private detention enables mission success with less than 4% of facilities being ICE owned and operated. The ability for the agency to remove individuals to their home countries, hold those in custody who require detention and are a public safety threat is directly dependent on location and availability of detention space. ICE continues to modernize the immigration system as resources allow to realize cost efficiencies across the operational landscape.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement engages with stakeholders nationwide, including state, local, tribal, territorial governments, elected officials, and law enforcement, the private sector, faith-based organizations and colleges and universities.