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Newsweek
February 20, 2024

Texas Prison Profits Surge as Immigration Spikes
By Alexander Fabino


Last year, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data, federal agents encountered roughly 2.5 million migrants at the southern border. According to Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) data, Texas led the nation in migrant detentions over the course of the period. As of December, TRAC data indicates that Texas had the highest number of people in immigration detention per day at 14,070.


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