U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning to expand immigrant detention capacity to accommodate up to 125,000 people by purchasing warehouses and existing privately owned detention facilities operated by contractors like GEO Group and CoreCivic. Buying rather than leasing these facilities would give the federal government greater control and exemption from state and local regulations. The expansion is part of the Trump administration's mass deportation efforts and follows the addition of over 10,000 new deportation officers.