The Cost of Immigrant Detention

The following is a re-post of the cost per night for housing detained immigrants:

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement housed about 33,345 people per night in July at facilities across the country. Most are owned by local and state governments. A look at the amounts paid per night for each immigrant at some of those facilities, according to public records:

Orange County, N.Y. - $133.93

Monmouth County, N.J. - $105

Central Falls, R.I. - $101.76

Los Angeles County - $100.09

Otero County, N.M. - $96.99

Glendale, Calif. - $85

Pike County, Penn. - $81.50

Willacy County, Texas - $78

Henderson County, N.C. - $71.96

Eloy, Ariz. - $64.47

Farmville, Va. - $62.83

Stewart County, Ga. - $60.50

Pinal County, Ariz. - $59.64

Haskell County, Texas - $57.67

Imperial County, Calif. - $55.78

Perry County, Ala. - $45

Cobb County, Ga. - $42.58