Episode

How ICE skirts public input on detention centers

Podcast: Marketplace Morning Report
Published: May 5, 2026
Duration seconds: 403
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Summary

Immigrant detention facilities are being bought and retrofitted seemingly overnight without public input across the U.S., and there's little to no notice given to local governments. How can this happen? It's all traced back to a war-focused contracting method Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been using to its advantage. But first, the New York Times reports that the president is considering setting up a safety-vetting process for AI models.