DHS Plans $38.3B ICE Expansion, Per-Bed Cost Tops $400K

The Department of Homeland Security plans to spend about $38.3 billion to expand ICE detention capacity to roughly 92,600 beds, according to the Associated Press. That puts the all-in cost at more than $400,000 per bed based on simple division.

The number is drawing scrutiny online, with critics questioning whether warehouse purchases justify that scale …