North Carolina
One of the most notable contractors is Quantico Tactical, founded and owned by former Marine David Hensley. Based in Aberdeen, N.C., Quantico has received more than 50 contracts valued up to $19.3 million for fiscal years 2025-2026 providing a wide range of firearms, “less than lethal” munitions, restraints, communications equipment, and other supplies to both Border Patrol and ICE.
Other top contractors include Laboratory Corporation of America (Labcorp) in Burlington, N.C., which has contracts potentially valued up to $21.4 million for laboratory services, including at ICE detention centers, and TMC-TELESOLV of Battleboro, N.C., which has a contract valued up to $14.8 million for CBP’s Trusted Traveler Program.
Duncan-Parnell, Inc., in Charlotte has a $5 million CBP contract for drones, and MacGyver Solutions, Inc. has contracts valued up to $2.2 million for Polaris and Yamaha vehicles and ATVs.
In August, Hendrick Motorsports Technical Solutions of Concord, N.C. was given a $1.5 million no-bid contract to supply 25 Chevrolet Tahoe vehicles to ICE. The company is a spinoff of Hendrick Motorsports; both are owned by Rick Hendrick, a prominent Republican donor. Media attention about the deal during the North Carolina immigration raids led to calls to boycott Hendrick’s companies, which include car dealerships in the state.
Louisiana
Topping the list are two companies which stand to bring in more than $208 million making emergency detention centers for ICE. LaSalle Corrections, which manages 18 private correctional facilities in Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas, received a contract worth up to $125 million to build a new detention center. The company has a checkered history: In 2023, LaSalle agreed to a $7 million settlement over a wrongful death lawsuit, and the ACLU of Louisiana has frequently battled with the company over forced hysterectomies of ICE detainees and other alleged rights abuses.
Lemoine Disaster Recovery, LLC — a building and disaster services company headquartered in Lafayette, L.A. — was awarded a contract worth up to $83.8 million, also to build an emergency ICE detention facility.
Another major contract went to People Who Think, LLC — a marketing and political consulting firm founded by Republican political advisor Jay Connaughton. The firm’s $25 million contract is earmarked for an ICE recruitment campaign. Gulf South Research Group, based in Baton Rouge, pulled in several contracts totaling $21.6 million for environmental assessments and planning, including projects related to the border wall.
See article spread sheets for full lists of fiscal year 2025-2026 CBP and ICE contracts for companies based in North Carolina and Louisiana
Other top contractors include Laboratory Corporation of America (Labcorp) in Burlington, N.C., which has contracts potentially valued up to $21.4 million for laboratory services, including at ICE detention centers, and TMC-TELESOLV of Battleboro, N.C., which has a contract valued up to $14.8 million for CBP’s Trusted Traveler Program.
Good luck trying to boycott LabCorp.
I can go to quest or lab corp so if I can I’ll make a point to do it.
Wtf kind of testing is lab corp doing for ice anyway? Drug testing/employee screening?
Knowing fascism… Genetic testing.
On a serious note though, it probably doesn’t even have much to do with the detainees, just the general employer testing everyone does. Maybe drug tests for the detainees.
Outsource everything. It’s good for the economy. Surely it will trickle down to those hard-working white American workers who truly deserve it. Or will their work get outsourced too - abroad?
I have nothing but cynicism for neo-liberalism even in a best case scenario, and this is far from that. Fascist neo-liberalism.
I don’t think it could really qualify as neo-liberalism because democracy and equality are used as scapegoats to justify every fascist policy. It’s post liberalism + a dash of national socialism.
According to these people, democracy and freedom are incompatible. Liberalism has failed. Everything sucks, but it’s not the fault of the people who have been exploiting and actively fighting against equality since day 1, it’s the fault of the people who demanded equality and fought against their own exploitation.
There’s no reason the government can’t be used to strong arm it’s way into the lives of Americans or American businesses. Eliminating all competition and creating state protected monarchies and monopolies is best for everyone because “heirarchies are just the natural order of things.”
Exploitation of the many by the elite few is the only way to be free. And as long as you’re willing to fall in line and help serve and protect your exploiters, you may even get a little treat.
I’m surprised they didn’t list Avelo Airlines out of Concord, NC that has a contract for deportation flights.
