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ICE to hire contractor to transport 225,000 migrants to shelters across the US

• https://www.foxnews.com By Danielle Wallace

ICE (the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency) is seeking the services of a "highly responsible" contractor that "fully embraces the philosophy" of treating all unaccompanied minors (UACs) and family units (FAMUs) with "dignity and respect," according to a federal procurement document dated May 13.

The private company will be hired to transport approximately 60,000 people a year. It will work to arrange commercial flights and ground transportation for migrant children up to age 17 as well as adults with children and will provide food, clothing and hygiene products during transit.

"Sometimes the contractor will have to plan commercial or charter flights in a period of less than 24 hours," the document states, highlighting an increased need for "on demand escort-services" as the Trump administration addresses a large influx of migrants from Central America who come to the U.S.-Mexico border to claim asylum.


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