ICE wouldn’t function without private industry. Corporations build the facilities, transport the detainees, feed the machine. Every raid, every deportation, every body held in a cage—there’s a company getting paid for it.

Contractors in Every Link of the Chain

• Detention Facilities: GEO Group, CoreCivic, and dozens of smaller firms own and operate ICE prisons. These are private jails built for profit.
• Transport Services: Companies like Trailboss Enterprises and Hallmark Aviation ferry migrants across state lines and into courtrooms, jails, and tarmacs.
• Surveillance Tech: Palantir, Thomson Reuters (via CLEAR), and LexisNexis provide data-mining tools that track, profile, and target migrants.
• Communications & Commissary: GTL and Securus charge extortionate fees for phone calls, video visits, and commissary items inside detention centers.
• Healthcare & Food: Corizon Health and other subcontractors provide often-dangerous medical services, while companies like Aramark and Trinity Services Group handle meals with little oversight.

Why They Do It

Money. ICE pays billions in federal contracts to corporations who promise cost-effective management and minimal public visibility. Private companies aren’t bound by the same transparency laws. They don’t answer FOIAs. They operate behind the curtain.

Private actors remove even the pretense of public accountability. When someone dies in detention, ICE blames the contractor. When abuse is reported, the contractor says it followed policy. Everyone points fingers. No one takes responsibility.

The Real Impact

• People are deported because it’s profitable.
• Detention quotas are met because contracts require it.
• Medical care is neglected because it’s cheaper to settle than to treat.
• Communities are raided because someone’s getting paid to make it happen.

What We Track

The ICE List includes pages on key companies, including contract histories, violation records, and financial data. We gather this through FOIA releases, leaked documents, whistleblower reports, and public procurement records.

If you work for one of these companies and know what they’re doing, reach out. The system depends on silence. You don’t have to play your part.