Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) is investigating the Department of Homeland Security’s $495 million purchase of an immigration detention facility in Minnesota after reports that the seller previously offered it to the state for $75 million.
Hassan, who is gearing up to lead the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent letters to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and CoreCivic, the private prison company that sold the Prairie Correctional Facility to the federal government. Hasan’s letters demanded DHS and CoreCivic preserve records related to the transaction as the committee examines whether the purchase involved “improper influence, corruption, or other violations of federal law.”
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