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Former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince and a team of defense contractors are pitching the White House on a plan to vastly expand deportations to El Salvador. This would turn deportations into a profit-making business. The kicker? The proposal also suggests "[b]avoiding legal challenges by designating part of the prison as American territory[/b]."

"The proposal includes sample language for a “Treaty of Cession” so that a portion of the prison complex can become U.S. territory, arguing that “transferring a prisoner to such a facility would not be an Extradition nor a Deportation.” Once the land is owned by the U.S., the proposal says it will be leased back to El Salvador to run the prison complex and urges the Homeland Security secretary to “suspend the ICE detention standards” to avoid questions about detention standards established by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Bureau of Prisons."

Other concerning elements of the proposal:

*The group says it will need access to the government’s immigration files from law enforcement agencies to determine their immigration status, further entwining the private enterprise with government operations.

*Prince’s group also wants a role in the immigration courts, one of several elements of the proposal that would likely draw legal challenges.

Military contractors pitch unprecedented prison plan for detained immigrants
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/11/military-contractors-prison-plan-detained-immigrants-erik-prince-00287208?lctg=136252390

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