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I'm the Canadian who was detained by ICE for two weeks

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1009 points n1b0m | 1 comments | 19 Mar 25 11:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.22s | source
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anonshadow ◴[19 Mar 25 17:00 UTC] No.43414529[source]▶
This is the money shot : "Companies like CoreCivic and GEO Group receive government funding based on the number of people they detain, which is why they lobby for stricter immigration policies. It’s a lucrative business: CoreCivic made over $560m from Ice contracts in a single year. In 2024, GEO Group made more than $763m from Ice contracts.

The more detainees, the more money they make. It stands to reason that these companies have no incentive to release people quickly. What I had experienced was finally starting to make sense."

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1. johnnyanmac ◴[20 Mar 25 10:02 UTC] No.43421323[source]▶
follow the money as always. Same reason why US has the highest incarceration date. Incentivize people to be put in cells, and they'll optimize for it.

Hence why I'd rather revamp the incentives towards punishing recidivism and completely nailing petty imprisonments.