At CoreCivic, immigration crackdowns are good for business

By: Anita Wadhwani

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: August 10, 2026

Words: 634

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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Revenue grew more than 27% for private prison operator CoreCivic as the Tennessee company profited from contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement that support the Trump administration’s mass detention and deportation agenda, according to a shareholders’ report released last week.

Revenue from ICE, alone, increased more than 50% compared to the same three-month period last year as the company housed more immigrants and negotiated higher daily fees for detaining them at facilities across the …

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