ICE Transfers Detainees from Chicago to Hub Facility
What happened
ICE transferred detainees from Chicago to a hub facility on September 22, 2026. Separately, a former maximum-security prison in Leavenworth, Kansas, was converted into a private jail to serve as a detention hub for the Trump administration’s immigration network.
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Why it matters
CoreCivic provides detention and facility management services to DHS under federal contracts. In Leavenworth, city officials spent over a quarter-million dollars fighting the project, after which CoreCivic offered a $1.5 million impact payment and pledged $400,000 annually to the local government.
ICE is operating in detention centers located in the Chicago area.
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Who's involved
- ICEAgency responsible for transferring detainees and operating the detention network.
- CoreCivicPrivate company that operates detention facilities and provides services under contract.
- DHSFederal agency that contracts CoreCivic for detention services.
- ChicagoCity from which detainees were transferred.
- LeavenworthCity where CoreCivic operates a detention facility and received a financial agreement.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- CoreCivicSpeculative
CoreCivic might see increased revenue from federal contracts with DHS.
- LeavenworthSpeculative
Leavenworth could see increased local government funding from CoreCivic's annual pledge.
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ICE is operating in detention centers located in the Chicago area.Also in this story
- MVM operated detention services in Chicago while Injustice Watch investigated the confinement of an asylum-seeker.
- Illinois passed a law restricting the placement of ICE detention centers near residential homes.
The entities involved
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Chicago
city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America
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CoreCivic
US prison-operating company