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Democratic senator launches investigation into DHS detention center’s $495 million price tag

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Rowe, R. (2026, November 13). Democratic senator launches investigation into DHS detention center’s $495 million price tag. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/4803067/maggie-hassan-investigate-dhs-detention-center-price-six-times-amount-minnesota-sought-it-for/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-11-13 · by Rena Rowe

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Senator Maggie Hassan is launching an investigation into the Department of Homeland Security’s $495 million purchase of the Prairie Correctional Facility in Minnesota. The inquiry focuses on reports that the private prison company CoreCivic previously offered the facility to the state for $75 million. Hassan sent letters to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and CoreCivic demanding the preservation of records to determine if the transaction involved corruption, improper influence, or other federal law violations.
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CoreCivic DHS Minnesota the Department of Homeland Security the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

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CoreCivic ORG · 2× DHS ORG · 2× Hasan PERSON · 1× Hassan PERSON · 1× Maggie Hassan PERSON · 1× Markwayne Mullin PERSON · 1× Minnesota GPE · 1× the Department of Homeland Security ORG · 1× the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee ORG · 1×

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Hassan, who is gearing up to lead the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent letters to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and CoreCivic, the private prison company that sold the Prairie Correctional Facility to the federal government.
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2026-11-14 · Washington Examiner
Democratic senator launches investigation into DHS detention center’s $495 million price tag · assertive framing

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Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) is investigating the Department of Homeland Security’s $495 million purchase of an immigration detention facility in Minnesota after reports that the seller previously offered it to the state for $75 million. asserted
seller → investigate → million
Hassan, who is gearing up to lead the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent letters to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and CoreCivic, the private prison company that sold the Prairie Correctional Facility to the federal government. asserted
that → gear → government
Hasan’s letters demanded DHS and CoreCivic preserve records related to the transaction as the committee examines whether the purchase involved “improper influence, corruption, or other violations of federal law.” asserted
purchase → demand → law
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