The Trump administration received a $25 billion pitch from prominent defense contractors to set up military-style “processing camps” to help carry out mass migrant deportations, a new report says.
The aggressive blueprint, spearheaded by the likes of former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince and COO Bill Mathews, aims to use a range of tactics to swiftly boot 12 million illegal migrants from the US before the 2026 midterms.
As part of the proposal, the contractors fired off a list of Army bases that would be suitable to build “camps” that could be up-and-running “in less than one week.”
President Trump’s administration received a $25 billion pitch to set up military-style “processing camps” to help deport migrants. POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Honduran migrants arrive on a deportation flight following President Trump’s national emergency declaration on immigration. REUTERSIn addition to the camps, the pitch also lays out the need for a fleet of 100 private planes and a “small army” of private citizens to help carry out arrests.
“To keep pace with the Trump deportations, it would require a 600% increase in activity,” the plan states.
“It is unlikely that the government could swell its internal ranks to keep pace with this demand … in order to process this enormous number of deportations, the government should enlist outside assistance.”
The proposal suggests enlisting about 10,000 citizens – including veterans, ex-cops and retired ICE agents – to give them similar powers to immigration officials who would report to “border czar” Tom Homan.
“In order to save the US economy, the nation has to eject as many of these illegal aliens as quickly as possible,” the pitch insists.
The 26-page document has been circulating among allies of President Trump since December.
Blackwater founder Erik Prince speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. APIt wasn’t immediately clear if Trump had laid eyes on the pitch.
In a statement, White House spokesman Kush Desai said, “The Trump administration remains aligned on and committed to a whole-of-government approach to securing our borders, mass deporting criminal illegal migrants, and enforcing our immigration laws.”
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Post.






