Trump administration preparing to restart immigrant family detention

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is getting ready to ask private prison companies to bid for contracts to reopen family detention facilities.

The Trump administration is preparing to reinstate the detention of migrant families, including those with young children, potentially increasing the number of children and teens taken into custody, according to sources familiar with the plan.

In the coming days, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is expected to issue a “Request for Proposal” seek…