Investigate DHS and Its Detention Contractors Without Delay

Investigate the Department of Homeland Security and its private detention contractors the moment the new Congress convenes in January. Democrats now control both chambers and both the House and Senate Homeland Security committees. That power comes with an obligation to use it. The record demands scrutiny. A federal judge ruled that ICE violated the National Environmental Policy Act in its push to convert the Williamsport warehouse, a building DHS bought for $102.4 million and handed a $113 million retrofit contract to KVG. GardaWorld holds roughly $2.5 billion in ICE contracts, including a $313 million deal for a warehouse in Surprise, Arizona, and a $17.3 million contract in San Antonio. GEO Group and CoreCivic are the two largest private prison operators in the country, and they profit from every person detained in these facilities. None of these companies answered questions about incoming federal scrutiny. In July 2025, Representative Bennie Thompson moved to subpoena then-Secretary Kristi Noem, and Republicans blocked it. That obstruction is over. Subpoena Secretary Markwayne Mullin. Pull the contracts. Demand the documents. My tax dollars are funding these operations, and the public has a right to know exactly what it is paying for.