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Democratic US senator probes CoreCivic sale of ICE facility in Minnesota
Hassan says the federal government paid $495 million for the Prairie Correctional Facility after Minnesota declined to buy it for $75 million.
- On Friday, Senator Maggie Hassan launched an investigation into the Trump administration's 2025 purchase of the Prairie Correctional Facility from CoreCivic for $495 million, shortly after Minnesota declined to buy it for $75 million.
- This transaction was part of a broader portfolio shift where CoreCivic sold four detention facilities to the federal government for $2.21 billion, driven by increased demand from the Department of Homeland Security.
- The Appleton, Minnesota, facility holds up to 1,600 detainees, and shares of CoreCivic fell about 2.5% in Friday trading as the investigation began.
- Hassan requested that CoreCivic and DHS preserve all records related to the acquisition, positioning her to lead the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee when Democrats take control in January.
- CoreCivic president Lucibeth Mayberry told investors that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had begun increasing enforcement activity and already possessed the necessary funding to move quickly on new facility purchases.
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Democratic US senator probes CoreCivic sale of ICE facility in Minnesota
WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - A top US Democratic senator is investigating the Trump administration's purchase of a Minnesota immigration detention facility from CoreCivic, raising questions over the price and calling on the company and the Department of Homeland Security to preserve their records.
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