Company handling Australia’s immigration detention playing key role in Trump’s ICE migrant crackdown

The Guardian - World NewsCenter-LeftEN 1 min read 100% complete by Christopher Knaus and Ariel BogleJanuary 29, 2026 at 03:00 PM

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The Australian government has awarded contracts to Management and Training Corporation (MTC), a major US private prison company, to manage immigration detention facilities in Nauru and Australia. MTC's local subsidiary is the main immigration detention contractor for the Australian government. Simultaneously, MTC is playing a significant role in Donald Trump's strict immigration policies in the US through its work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). MTC has faced numerous complaints regarding its treatment of ICE detainees in the US. Despite these complaints, the Albanese government has continued to award lucrative contracts to MTC.

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Nauru 50% United States 60% Australia ×270% Donald Trump 70% Albanese government ×280% Management and Training Corporation 90% Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ×290%

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immigration detention 100% private prison 80% ice 70% migrant crackdown 70% offshore processing 60% government contracts 50% detainee treatment 50% gross negligence 40%

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