NBC News reports that Trump is set to resume the detention of immigrant families.

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to reinstate the practice of detaining migrant families. This move could potentially lead to an increase in the number of arrests of children and adolescents.

This information was reported by RBK-Ukraine citing NBC News.

According to three sources, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is set to publish a "request for proposals" in the coming days, inviting private prison companies to apply for contracts aimed at reopening detention facilities specifically for families.

The publication notes that during Barack Obama's administration and the first term of Trump, parents were detained alongside their children in the U.S., but Joe Biden's administration ended this practice at the beginning of 2021.

Under Biden, families of undocumented immigrants navigating the immigration system were allowed to live in the U.S. Meanwhile, the head of the family was placed under a geolocation monitoring program, such as an ankle bracelet, even if the family was subject to deportation.

Since Trump's return to the White House last month, most of the arrests made by immigration and customs authorities that have come to light have involved adult men who are not married.

However, this may soon change once family detention centers are operational again. It is currently unclear whether ICE intends to build new facilities or simply reopen previous family detention centers. In any case, the agency is already facing a budget shortfall.

NBC also clarified why ICE is turning to private prison companies. The reason is that under the terms of a 1997 settlement agreement, this agency is prohibited from detaining families with children in standard ICE detention facilities, and they must be held there for no more than 21 days.