The Deportation Machine Cost & Labor Flow Simulator

Operational Parameters Normal Flow

Annual Apprehension Target 1,000,000

Average Detention Duration 42 days

Daily Bed Unit Cost $185 / day

Judicial Docket Throughput 450,000 / yr

Repatriation Flight Cost / Person $2,850

Macro Drag per 1M Removals 1.45% GDP

Enforcement Pipeline & Capacity Dynamics D3 Real-Time Network Simulation

Total Annual Direct Outlay

$12.4B

Average Cost Per Removal

$12,420

Daily Bed Capacity Needed

115,068

Court Docket Deficit / Year

+550,000

Budget Allocation Breakdown

Macro & Sectoral Impact Supply Shocks

Estimated GDP Contraction

-1.45% ($406B)

Fed/State Tax Loss: ~$32.8B/yr

High-Exposure Workforce Disruption

Agriculture

-14.2%

Construction

-12.8%

Hospitality/Food

-8.5%

Care & Services

-6.4%

Logistical Feasibility Assessment:

Current apprehension targets exceed ICE funded bed capacity (41,500) by 177% and overwhelm EOIR immigration courts, causing compounding docket queues.