Trump's challenge: where to house millions of immigrant detainees

One of the biggest hurdles to carrying out Trump's mass deportation plans is where to house the millions of people who are in the country without legal status. As many prisons and detention centers are already overcrowded, what options are there?

Jan 17, 2025 - 00:21
Trump's challenge: where to house millions of immigrant detainees
Detainees do a virtual visit with their attorneys or asylum officers during a media tour at the Port Isabel Detention Center hosted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Harlingen Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) on June 10, 2024 in Los Fresnos, Texas.

One of the biggest hurdles to carrying out Trump's mass deportation plans is where to house the millions of people who are in the country without legal status. As many prisons and detention centers are already overcrowded, what options are there?

(Image credit: Veronica Gabriela Cardenas)