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Follow the money: A spreadsheet to find CBP and ICE contractors in your backyard

RusticGorilla

• 5 min read
Follow the money: A spreadsheet to find CBP and ICE contractors in your backyard

In the sprawling apparatus of U.S. immigration enforcement, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) relies on a vast and often controversial network of private contracts. These agreements, sometimes worth billions of dollars, govern everything from detention center operations and surveillance technology to the mundane details of office supplies. Understanding this landscape is crucial, for behind every enforcement action and detention policy are corporate actors, large and small, assisting President Trump’s paramilitary army in abducting our neighbors and terrorizing our communities. Luckily, federal contracts are (almost always) public information. So, I made a spreadsheet using the data on USAspending.gov to document all of the contracts issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during Trump’s second term.

Before we dig in, a few important notes on the data: (a) The analysis includes only contracts issued on or after January 20, 2025 (contracts issued before then may still be active but will not be reflected in the spreadsheet). If there is interest, I can make a spreadsheet of earlier contracts, as well. (b) It includes only contracts where CBP or ICE is the listed awarding agency. Broader DHS-level contracts are excluded to avoid funds accessible to other sub-agencies like FEMA or the Coast Guard. (c) All information is dependent on the accuracy of government records.

You can view the complete spreadsheet of ICE and CBP contracts here (default sorted by the contractor’s state)

Now, let's get into some stats:

States with the most contracts:

The states with the highest concentrations of ICE/CBP contracts are Virginia, with over 800 individual contracts, and Maryland, with over 300 individual contracts. The majority of these agreements are for office supplies, telecommunications services, computer hardware/software, and furniture. California, Texas, and Arizona rank next, driven largely by CBP’s extensive operational presence along the U.S.-Mexico border. Florida holds the sixth highest number of ICE/CBP contracts, partly because GEO Group (see below) is headquartered in Boca Raton. And, finally, Ohio has the seventh highest number of contracts, attributable in part to Government Acquisitions, an IT contractor, being headquartered in Cincinnati.

Companies with the most lucrative contracts:

1. Fisher Sand & Gravel Co.: $6 billion obligated

Fisher Industries, a construction company based in Dickinson, North Dakota, is the parent company of Fisher Sand and Gravel, Arizona Drilling and Blasting, Southwest Asphalt, Southwest Asphalt Paving, Fisher Grading and Excavating, Fisher Ready Mix, and General Steel and Supply Co. It has been awarded nine contracts by U.S. Customs and Border Protection since the start of Trump’s second term to construct portions of the southern border wall, erect water barriers along border rivers, and build adjacent infrastructure.

Further reading:

  • “The dark side of Trump’s wall,” HPR, 2018
  • “‘He always brings them up’: Trump tries to steer border wall deal to North Dakota firm,” WaPo, 2019
  • “Company touted by Trump to build the wall has history of fines, violations,” CNN, 2019
  • “He built a privately funded border wall. It’s already at risk of falling down if not fixed,” Texas Tribune, 2020
  • “Billion-dollar border surge: El Centro and Yuma Projects Key as $4.5B in 'Smart Wall' contracts kicks off OBBB funding,” IVP, 2025
  • “Congressman blasts new $1.6 billion barrier ‘in middle of nowhere’,” Border Report, 2026

2. BCCG A Joint Venture: $3 billion obligated

BCCG is a construction company based in Montgomery, Alabama. It has been awarded eight CBP contracts since Trump’s second inauguration to construct portions of a border wall in Arizona, Texas, and California.

Further reading:

  • “DHS, CBP award $4.5B in new contracts under OBBB for Smart Wall construction along southwest border,” CBP.gov, 2025

3. CSI Aviation, Inc.: $1.2 billion obligated

CSI Aviation is a New Mexico-based charter airline company that received two ICE contracts during Trump’s second term to operate deportation flights.

Further reading:

  • “Meet the ICE Contractor Running Deportation Flights,” POGO, 2025
    • Note: Deborah Maestas, the daughter of CSI Aviation’s CEO, was one of Trump’s “fake electors” in New Mexico.

4. SLS Federal Services LLC: $1 billion obligated

SLS Federal Services is a construction company based in Galveston, Texas, that was awarded two CBP contracts since Trump’s second inauguration to build portions of the border wall.

Further reading:

  • “These Texas Brothers Could Make Millions Building The First New Section Of Trump’s Border Wall,” Forbes, 2019

5. Barnard Spencer Joint Venture: $778 million obligated

Barnard Spencer is a civil construction company that has been awarded two CBP contracts during Trump’s second term to construct portions of the border wall and install detection and lighting systems along the barrier.

Further reading:

  • “CBP awards $4.5 billion for border wall 'smart wall' construction,” Tuscon Sentinel, 2025

6. Acquisition Logistics LLC: At least $598 million obligated

Acquisition Logistics is a minority-owned, veteran-owned, small business located in Henrico, Virginia. It has been awarded one contract by the Department of Defense to build and operate a 5,000-bed detention facility in El Paso, Texas. The original contract was reportedly worth $1.2 billion. A couple of months later, the contract (or part of the contract) was transferred to the Department of Homeland Security. According to government records, this portion of the contract is worth $598 million.

Further reading:

  • “How a Tiny, Inexperienced Firm Landed a $1.3 Billion Detention Deal,” Mother Jones, 2025

7. Anduril Industries, Inc.: $500 million obligated

Anduril has been awarded five new CBP contracts since Trump’s second inauguration for autonomous surveillance towers and related technical operation/support work.

Further reading:

  • “‘Never sleeps, never even blinks’: the hi-tech Anduril towers spreading along the US border,” Guardian, 2022
  • “Trump’s Big Beautiful Gift to Anduril,” Intercept, 2025
  • “Founder of $30 billion defense tech company Anduril embraces Trump’s threat to crack down: It’s ‘good to scare people sometimes’,” Fortune, 2026

8. Tribalco LLC: $317 million obligated

Tribalco is a telecommunications company based in Bethesda, Maryland, that received six contracts from ICE and CBP during Trump’s second term to provide radio equipment to agents.

9. The GEO Group, Inc.: $253 million obligated

The GEO Group, a for-profit prison company, has been awarded 19 new ICE contracts since Trump’s second inauguration. Four contracts were given to a subsidiary called BI Incorporated for “skip tracing,” aka bounty hunters, to locate immigrants, and for ankle monitoring services. Two contracts were given to GEO Transport for ground transportation services in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Phoenix, and Salt Lake City areas. Finally, 13 contracts were awarded to GEO Group for detention and transportation services at detention facilities.

Further reading:

  • “ICE Hires Immigrant Bounty Hunters From Private Prison Company GEO Group,” Intercept, 2025
  • “Private Prison Companies’ Enormous Windfall: Who Stands to Gain as ICE Expands,” Brennan Center, 2025
  • “An ICE Contractor Is Worth Billions. It’s Still Fighting to Pay Detainees as Little as $1 a Day to Work,” ProPublica, 2025

10. Granite Construction Company: $169 million obligated

Granite Construction is a civil construction company and aggregate producer based in Watsonville, California, that has been awarded two contracts since the start of Trump’s second term to build a portion of the border wall.

Further reading: