Halliburton subsidiary gets "emergency" detention facilities contract

Kellogg, Brown & Root, the subsidiary of Halliburton, has been awarded a $385 million contingency contract by the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Immigration and Customs component to support ICE facilities "in the event of an emergency."

The contract, described as competively awarded, will be executed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the agency which drowned New Orleans, and provides "temporary detention and processing capabilities to augment existing ICE Detention and Removal Operations (DRO) Program facilities in the event of an emergency influx of immigrants into the U.S., or to support the rapid development of new programs."

So there you have it. More prisons, more "persons of interest," and more money for Halliburton. Welcome to the new America, and enjoy your stay.