CXW → $36.00 by Sep 28, 2026.

TL;DR: ICE wants \~100k detention beds (from \~70k). Plan A — $1.1B on 11 warehouse conversions — is stalled: 0 of 11 sites operating, and DHS Secretary Mullin told House Appropriations on Jun 25 that DHS is "evaluating all 11" purchased warehouse sites while acknowledging a bed shortage. Plan B: buy \~10 turnkey centers from CoreCivic ($CXW) and GEO ($GEO) — 20k+ idle beds combined, with active DHS sale talks per both companies' Q1 calls and Axios reporting. The Secure …