Immigration Crackdown: Profit Motive Influences Immigration Detention Policy, Says Report

 Profit Motive Influences Immigration Detention Policy, Says Report: "Companies that run prisons for profit have boosted lobbying efforts in the past decade and enjoy growing influence over the U.S. immigration detention system, the Detention Watch Network says in a new report.

"For years, private prison firms have played a critical role in shaping public policy around immigration detention, pursuing the bottom line at the expense of basic civil rights and taxpayer dollars," DWN's director of Policy and Advocacy, Emily Tucker, said in a statement."