Who will profit off of ICE’s new detention warehouses?
On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti
WBUR
4.3 • 3.9K Ratings
🗓️ 9 March 2026
⏱️ 37 minutes
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The Trump administration has a $38 billion plan to convert commercial warehouses into massive detention centers for people facing deportation. Inside the Trump administration's massive expansion of detention facilities around the country.
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| 0:31.4 | This is On Point. I'm Megna Chakra-Bardi. |
| 0:36.4 | Mario Guevara had been in the United States for 21 years. He arrived in 2004 seeking asylum from El Salvador. |
| 0:41.3 | Eight years later, Guvara's asylum application was denied. |
| 0:46.3 | But he found another legal pathway to stay. |
| 0:49.5 | He obtained legal work authorization and a clear path to a green card. |
| 0:53.6 | And over two decades, Guvara built a life in the United States. |
| 0:58.4 | He worked as a journalist and made Georgia his home. |
| 1:02.5 | Then, on June 14, 2025, Guvara was arrested while covering a no-king's protest outside of Atlanta. |
| 1:24.4 | Govara was live-streaming the protest and documented the moment he was arrested by agents |
| 1:29.6 | from the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office. |
| 1:32.4 | Immigration knows me very well in Atlanta. |
| 1:35.1 | All the officers called me by my name when I was covering the rates. |
| 1:40.0 | This is why I believe it was something personal. |
| 1:42.3 | Immigration, when they realized I was in the police custody, |
| 1:47.1 | they immediately put me on hold because they want me out of the streets. |
| 1:53.7 | Now, Guvaro was arrested by the sheriff's office for alleged driving misdemeanors. |
| 1:58.7 | But instead of going through due process for those lesser charges, |
| 2:02.0 | he was quickly transferred to the Folkston Ice Processing Center, |
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