私营监狱运营商CoreCivic已与美国移民及海关执法局(ICE)敲定一份五年联邦合同，将重新启用位于明尼苏达州农村地区的Prairie Correctional Facility监狱，专门用于拘留移民[1]。该设施预计可容纳最多1600名拘留者，合同年度价值7500万美元[1]。CoreCivic预计在2027年第二季度前实现设施的全面运营，并预期创造约450个新工作机会[1]。
这一举措是特朗普政府扩大移民拘留规模的一部分[1]。特朗普政府上任后迅速撤销了前任拜登政府禁止与私营监狱合作的行政令[1]。根据数据，美国去年移民拘留人数约为50000人，而特朗普政府寻求将其增加至107000人[1]。
该计划在明尼苏达州引发政治和民权方面的争议。民主党参议员Ron Latz称这一计划是"对所有明尼苏达州人的冒犯"[1]，而公共工作人员工会AFSCME则谴责私营监狱公司从拘留人员中获利[1]。
CoreCivic, a major U.S. private prison operator, has finalized a five-year federal contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to reactivate Prairie Correctional Facility in rural Minnesota for immigrant detention.[1] The dormant prison, located in Appleton in Swift County, is expected to house up to 1,600 detainees and generate approximately $75 million in annual revenue for CoreCivic.[1] The company projects the facility will achieve full operational capacity by the second quarter of 2027 and anticipate the operation will create roughly 450 new jobs.[1]
The reopening aligns with the Trump administration's stated goal of significantly expanding immigration detention capacity.[1] The administration has already rescinded the previous executive order that restricted federal contracts with private prison operators.[1] According to available data, the United States detained approximately 50,000 immigrants last year, and the current administration is seeking to increase that figure to 107,000.[1]
The announcement has drawn contrasting responses from Minnesota political figures and labor advocates. Democratic State Senator Ron Latz characterized the plan as "an affront to all Minnesotans," while the AFSCME public employees union condemned private prison companies for profiting from detained populations.[1]