• $2.3B spent in a “slow” month. February is historically a slow month for government spending. Despite that, CBP and ICE pushed more than $2.3B in contracts, which is an unusually high burn rate that signals this spending surge is only beginning.
• ICE is exponentially increasing capacity. ICE’s big moves included nearly $900M in warehouse acquisitions and major IT and office build‑outs that quietly expand long-term detention and processing capacity nationwide.
• Procurements are being concealed. A growing share of ICE activity is flowing through opaque contract vehicles and away from public-facing portals, making it significantly harder for communities, journalists, and advocates to track who is getting paid and for what.

February 2026 Biggest Contracts

• ICE and CBP spent over $2 billion in the past month. Similar to January, the majority of that spending came from CBP as they continue border construction projects. The agency spent a whopping $1.45 billion on a bulk steel purchase from AMI Metals for use in “southwest border construction projects.” Additional large border wall contracts from the month included logistics support for the linear ground detection system and construction monitoring services, awarded to Sintela and the Vernadero Group, respectively.
• ICE’s main purchases included another contract to Price Modern, a Baltimore-based furniture company who netted an additional $25 million as they continue supplying furniture to ICE offices nationwide — the period of performance runs from March to August. The agency also refreshed its supply of laptops and other computer accessories, through an $18 million contract with FCN, Inc, a Bethesda, Md.-based company…
• To date, ICE has acquired ten warehouses, with six known sites still pending. We expect that new detention sites are being considered or are undergoing evaluation, given that 12 of the 24 desired warehouses were canceled – thanks to community pressure…”