Immigrant Prisons: All About Profit

Since Trump won the election, defense contractor and private prison stocks have been soaring—and not without reason. These spikes reflect what’s in store: an aggressive expansion of policies that serve corporate interests while harming communities. This isn’t new, but with the prison and military-industrial complexes already deeply entrenched, we’re likely to see them operating at new levels.

The rise in defense stocks signals an expectation of increased border militarization. Plans for more personnel, technology, and enforcement on the border mean huge profits for defense contractors. Meanwhile, Trump’s push for policies that aggressively detain migrants will result in unprecedented demand for detention facilities, fueling record profits for private prison companies.

This reality makes our work more relevant than ever.

Our film Immigrant Prisons and our video series on Prison Profiteers shine a light on these very issues, exposing how corporate interests and government contracts intersect to produce devastating consequences.

We encourage you to revisit these films today and share them with your networks.

Amplifying these stories is one of the strongest actions we can take to keep the focus on the human impact behind the profits.