The Trump administration received a $25 billion pitch from prominent defense contractors to set up military-style “processing camps” to help carry out mass migrant deportations, a new report says.
The aggressive blueprint, spearheaded by the likes of former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince and COO Bill Mathews, aims to use a range of tactics to swiftly boot 12 million illegal migrants from the US before the 2026 midterms, Politico reported.
The 26-page document has been circulating among allies of President Trump since December.
It wasn’t immediately clear if Trump had laid eyes on the pitch.
“While White House officials receive numerous unsolicited proposals from various private sector players, it is ultimately up to the agencies responsible for carrying out the President’s agenda to consider and sign contracts to advance their mission,” a White House spokesman said.
In addition to the camps on military bases, the pitch also lays out the need for a fleet of 100 private planes and a “small army” of private citizens to help carry out arrests.
“To keep pace with the Trump deportations, it would require a 600% increase in activity,” the plan states.
“It is unlikely that the government could swell its internal ranks to keep pace with this demand …in order to process this enormous number of deportations, the government should enlist outside assistance.”
