Doug MacMillan

We obtained a trove of internal ICE records showing detention center guards increasingly use physical force and chemical agents on detainees. Gift link to @washingtonpost story and more details below.

@washingtonpost We published most of the data used to report this story in the hope it can be used to shine more light on the use of force against ICE detainees. You can download it here: github.com/wpinvestigativ…

@washingtonpost It's impossible to know everything that goes on inside detention centers. The reports we reviewed on use-of-force incidents lack much detail. Literally the day after Trump was sworn on, the average word count in the narratives shrank to 1/3 the length

We obtained a trove of internal ICE records showing detention center guards increasingly use physical force and chemical agents on detainees. Gift link to @washingtonpost story and more details below.

Striking detail via @dmac1: "The high expectations" of execs at GEO Group & Core Civic after Trump's reelection "have soured in recent months, as the Admin has courted start-ups & explored new methods" for immigration jails: washingtonpost.com/business/2026/…

Update: ICE has switched contractors at Camp East Montana and said the facility will stay open: wapo.st/415gawR I corrected my earlier story, which incorrectly said a document showed ICE was taking steps to close CEM. The doc only said ICE planned to terminate contract

Two companies have long dominated ICE detention: Geo Group and CoreCivic. Their business model is now under threat as ICE begins turning to less experienced firms to oversee its planned detention warehouses. New from @aaronjschaffer and me Gift link below

As communities have begged the government for more transparency around ICE warehouse plans, DHS has been quietly feeding misleading talking points to Republicans. New from @jocwapo and me Gift link below

@washingtonpost Gift link: wapo.st/4ctLexA

Camp East Montana was supposed to be the Trump administration's model for a new breed of large-scale, makeshift immigrant detention centers. Eight tumultuous months later, ICE is preparing to close it. New from me @washingtonpost

ICE has been quietly buying industrial warehouses around the country, with plans to turn them into a network of processing centers to hold tens of thousands of detainees. Our @NewsHour segment with @ElizLanders @KyleMidura and conversation with @dmac1 pbs.org/newshour/show/…

"That’s why reporters like Doug [Macmillan] are so important and why I encourage everyone to read his work... His work is essential reading right now. If you’re not already following what he’s doing at @WashingtonPost, I’d encourage you to start." 🔊Listen to @ackocher's conversation with @dmac1: austinkocher.substack.com/p/investigatin…

ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers @dmac1 and @jocwapo washingtonpost.com/business/2026/…

Investigating ICE's Mass Detention System: A Conversation with Doug MacMillan of The Washington Post. Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at 1:00 PM Eastern. Zoom Registration required. @dmac1 @washingtonpost austinkocher.substack.com/p/investigatin…

Hundreds of journalists lost their jobs today for reasons I cannot comprehend. They include some of the best reporters editors photographers in the world & I am extremely grateful to have worked with them. Please consider helping out in this difficult time gofundme.com/f/standing-tog…

ICE bought warehouses for mega-detention centers in MD & AZ and is nearing deals in GA, MO, NY, NJ, FL. Residents and local officials are pushing back -- and scored wins this week in VA & OK. But it’s not clear this can be stopped. w/ @jocwapo Gift link: wapo.st/49ZKA7W

▫ ICE Staff Reported Death Of Restrained Man As A Suicide ▫The statements to 911 operators the night Geraldo Lunas Campos died appear to conflict with autopsy’s later finding of homicide ▫@dmac1 ▫is.gd/2sSbd9 @washingtonpost #frontpagestoday #USA 🇺🇸

This week, a man in ICE custody bravely went on the record telling me he witnessed guards choking another detainee to death -- an account supported by medical examiner findings. Now, DHS is trying to deport him and another one of my sources. Gift link: wapo.st/4qR1T1U