Inside America's vast expansion of immigration enforcement

Immigration September 26, 2026 05:04 PM

The USA TODAY Network spent months assessing the Trump administration's expansion of immigration enforcement, digging into its plans for more detention space, the conditions inside and the background of one of its key contractors.

Our journalists reported in communities across the nation, sifting through public records and interviewing people on all sides of the debate.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Inside America's vast expansion of immigration enforcement

Inside America's vast expansion of immigration enforcement

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