Fact-checking Biden’s promise to close ICE detention centers run by private companies

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President Joe Biden is closing in on his one and only term in office, but he is likely to fall very short of following through on his campaign promise to shut down immigration detention centers operated by private companies.

What did Biden promise?

As a presidential candidate in 2020, Biden pledged to end contracts with federal contractors that were for-profit businesses, raking in $500 million to $1 billion annually, as of 2022.

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