The private proposal to have private contractors help the Donald Trump administration carry out its mass deportation efforts suggests the government is currently unable to do so on its own.
The plan, presented by a group led by Erik D. Prince, founder of the private military contractor formerly known as Blackwater, plainly states that in order to deport 12 million people a "600% increase in activity" would be needed.
And since it's "unlikely that the government could swell its internal ranks to keep pace with this demand" the government "should enlist outside assistance," reads a passage of the initiative, reported by Politico.
The outlet added that top White House officials are engaged in conversations with military contractors as Republicans scramble to find resources to continue with the immigration crackdown.
Senate Republicans voted on Friday to pass Trump's $340 billion budget spending bill that will help fund his mass deportation agenda, along with his plans for energy production and the military.
The bill will reserve $175 billion for border security, which comes following comments from Trump's Border Czar Tom Homan that there previously weren't sufficient funds to complete his proposed operation, which included building a border wall between the U.S and Mexico.
Prince's project claims it would have an estimated price tag of $25 billion, a fraction of what reports have shown deporting all undocumented people in the country would cost.
The document surfaces as Trump is seemingly frustrated with the current pace of deportations, removing acting Director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Caleb Vitello last Friday.
Vitello is "actually being elevated so he is no longer in an administrative role, but is overseeing all field and enforcement operations: finding, arresting, and deporting illegal aliens," said a spokesperson for the administration. However, both Trump and his border czar, Tom Homan, have expressed frustrations that the number of immigrants being deported isn't higher, reported NBC News.
The document also proposes mass deportation hearings and a "bounty program which provides a cash reward for each illegal alien held by a state or local law enforcement official." Moreover, it suggests deputizing 10,000 private citizens including former law enforcement officials and give them expedited training to help with the effort. All such initiatives would likely be quickly challenged in court.
Bill Mathews, the former chief operating officer of Blackwater, said the group has not been contacted since submitting the White Paper. "There has been zero show of interest or engagement from the government and we have no reason to believe there will be," he added.
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