A controversial plan to expand an immigrant detention facility in southeast Georgia is moving forward after a delay, according to Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA).

Carter announced he landed a lucrative Department of Homeland Security (DHS) contract to expand the D. Ray James Correctional Facility in Charlton County to become part of the Folkston Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Processing Centre.

According to The Washington Post, the federal government had paused a plan to issue a $47 million contract to expand the center while the contract is reviewed by the U.S. DOGE Service. The Post said the contract was flagged and reviewed under a federal policy that requires all Department of Homeland Security contracts worth more than $20 million to be reviewed by DOGE.

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