{"id":4647,"date":"2026-07-31T14:44:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T14:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4647"},"modified":"2026-07-31T14:44:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T14:44:19","slug":"trumps-secret-1-2-million-a-day-empty-ice-jail-splurge-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4647","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Secret $1.2 Million a Day Empty ICE Jail Splurge Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>ICE is spending upwards of $1.2 million a day on empty jail beds, according to a new PunchUp analysis of the agency\u2019s own detention data. The figures, released on July 20 after three months of non-publication, list each jail\u2019s \u201cguaranteed minimum\u201d\u2014beds funded nightly whether filled or not\u2014and show around 8,200 of them idle across seven facilities, the analysis found. The biggest culprit, reports the Daily Beast\u2019s new sister investigation Substack, is Camp East Montana, ICE\u2019s tent complex at the Fort Bliss base in El Paso, Texas. There, taxpayers fund 5,000 beds but nightly occupancy averaged just 2,025 this fiscal year. Detention costs an average of $152 per person, per day, according to the National Immigration Forum, putting the annual bill for the ghost beds above $450 million. Meanwhile, GEO Group\u2019s profits soared from $32 million in 2024 to $254.4 million in 2025, and founder George Zoley told investors in February: \u201cThis represents the largest amount of new business we have won in a single year in our company\u2019s history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4643\">Trump Sends Ice Maiden to Clean Up His Embarrassing Mess<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><i>Tom Latchem exposes the secrets, scandals, and stories that powerful people and institutions want to keep under wraps. Follow all of his reporting at <\/i><i>PunchUp on Substack<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4641\">Trump\u2019s \u2018Princess of Darkness\u2019 Cash Grab Exposed<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read it at <span>PunchUp<\/span><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ICE is spending upwards of $1.2 million a day on empty jail beds, according to a new PunchUp analysis of the agency\u2019s own detention data. 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