sometimes"GardaWorld Federal Services, the U.S. subsidiary of the private security firm headquartered in Montreal, won a $313-million US contract earlier this month to convert a warehouse into a detention centre in Surprise, Ariz., a fast-growing suburb outside Phoenix. The contract could potentially be worth $704 million US — nearly $1 billion Cdn....
It remains based in Montreal but now has 132,000 employees globally, and has secured lucrative contracts overseas with the U.S. government, including in Iraq and Afghanistan. The company has been valued at $14 billion US".
How a Montreal-based security firm stands to cash in on U.S. immigration crackdown | CBC News
The Montreal-based security firm GardaWorld, backed by Quebec public financing, is now profiting from the expansion of U.S. immigration detention, raising questions about oversight and corporate accountability.
Justin Derrick