ICE Contractors Pour Cash into Michigan Senate Race
Source: detroitnews.com
- Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers received over $20,000 from private prison firms CoreCivic and GEO Group that run ICE detention centers.
- CoreCivic's PAC gave $5,000 and its CEO donated $10,000 to Rogers' campaign in 2025.
- Rogers strongly defends ICE against critics, calling their attacks "absolute malpractice."
Private companies that contract with ICE to manage immigration detention centers donated heavily to Mike Rogers' U.S. Senate campaign in Michigan. These firms, like CoreCivic and GEO Group, profit from expanded enforcement under Trump policies. The story highlights how campaign cash from immigration profiteers backs a candidate pushing tough-on-border rhetoric.