Tom Homan said he was recused from anything to do with government contracts. Turns out he wasn't. He played a role in the process to move immigration detention contracts through the Defense Department www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... With @racheladhe.bsky.social and @sooophie.bsky.social

With $45 billion on the table, a bunch of disaster relief companies you’ve never heard of are plotting a pivot to ICE detention They’re hoping to be the ones building the Trump administration’s tent camps. W/ @racheladhe.bsky.social and @sooophie.bsky.social 🎁: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

The Trump admin is sending ICE, FBI, DEA and other armed agents to do “wellness checks” at the homes of immigrant children. A lawyer for one of the kids told me that her client was “terrified” by the experience www.bloomberg.com/news/article... w/ @racheladhe.bsky.social

ICE has tapped 41 companies to compete for some of the $45 billion earmarked for a massive expansion of immigration detention space, including at least 9 that offer tent facilities w/ @sooophie.bsky.social and @folaak.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Essential reporting by @folaak.bsky.social, @pollymosendz.bsky.social and Rachel Adams-Heard on ICE towns — small communities whose economic survival depends on hosting federal detention facilities, whatever the cost www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

NEW w/ @folaak.bsky.social: ICE is moving to DNA-test families being targeted for deportation with a new contract worth up to $25 million www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

NEW: The Trump admin’s mass deportation effort hinges on a growing number of small communities that cut deals with private prison companies Dove into one town in New Mexico w/ @racheladhe.bsky.social, @pollymosendz.bsky.social and many others for @bloomberg.com 🎁 link: bloom.bg/4j28jqp

ADDICTED TO ICE: A growing number of communities are convinced their economies depend on ICE contracts that keep private jails open for immigration detention -- no matter what happens inside w/ @pollymosendz.bsky.social @folaak.bsky.social @elenamejia.bsky.social & many others bloom.bg/4j28jqp

Read @sarahholder.bsky.social's delightful review of "Secret Mall Apartment," a documentary about a secret mall apartment www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Trump administration wants to use jail-like facilities to hold some children who cross the border without their parents www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

First post on BlueSky to share this survey for people who have experience with immigration contractors in the US! We're talking companies that build tents, operate deportation flights, provide security, etc. We want to hear from you: bmedia.iad1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Immigrant families are being held at a San Diego tent facility for far longer than federal guidelines recommend w/ @racheladhe.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

the trump admin froze legal services for unaccompanied immigrant kids yesterday www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

🚨 unaccompanied migrant kids could be kept in government custody longer because of new trump policy 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

the trump administration is quietly laying the groundwork to give hundreds of thousands of state and local police officers the power to help with immigration engorcement www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

the nypd announced new rules that bring its car chase policies closer to national best practices. the changes come after scrutiny over a spike in chases, crashes and injuries www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

police pursuits are among the most dangerous actions an officer can take, with many ending in crashes and injuries. when nypd chases go wrong, the penalties for the officers amount to a slap on the wrist. read more here! www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

the penalties for nypd car chases that end in death or serious injury are the same as the penalties for playing hooky or misclassifying a report. and that’s if they’re punished at all. www.bloomberg.com/news/article... with the great @sarahholder.bsky.social and @kendalltaggart.bsky.social

A disgraced billionaire farmed dozens of women in an effort to have 50 kids — and US fertility clinics helped him do it An investigation with @jackiedavalos.bsky.social GIFT LINK 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...