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Trump deportations cost up to $1M per migrant, Democratic report says

A new Democratic report from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee minority says some Trump-era deportations to third countries cost taxpayers up to $1 million per migrant, driven by charter flights and months of overseas detention. The report examines secretive agreements through Jan. 2026 and estimates total third-country removals at likely upward of $40 million, including…

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Palantir raked in $1.8B in 2025 powering ICE’s mass deportations

Palantir Technologies turned 2025 into a breakout year, reporting $3.12 billion in total revenue and tying much of that growth to government work that includes immigration enforcement and deportations. The company’s financial story is now inseparable from its long-running contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, where its software helps knit together data for arrests…

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