Homeland Security Chief Seeks Extra Jail Beds to Aid Deportation Push
Detainees inside a detention center in Texas.
Photographer: Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Trump administration wants to more than double the number of immigration jail beds as part of its ongoing push to carry out the largest deportation effort in US history, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told lawmakers Tuesday.
“We need upwards of an additional 50,000 to 60,000 beds in order to make sure that we have the ability to not slow down enforcement operations,” Noem said during a hearing before a House Appropriations homeland security panel.