ICE contract with Iowa jail increased funding for detentions by 75%
The contract amendment raises federal payouts by $360,000 to cover increased detention and transportation costs amid a federal immigration crackdown, with disclosure restrictions imposed by ICE.
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Muscatine County now says ‘federal law’ bars disclosure of contract with ICE
Muscatine County’s top prosecutor says federal law prohibits her from publicly releasing the county jail’s agreement to detain people picked up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
ICE contract with Muscatine County Jail increased funding for detentions by 75%, stipulates 'no public disclosures'
The Muscatine County Jail in Muscatine, Iowa, via Google Street View, May 2025. — ©Google The Muscatine County Jail was promised a 75 percent increase in potential revenue for holding federal immigration detainees during the first year of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration, newly disclosed records show. In March 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement amended the federal government’s longstanding contract with Muscatine C…
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