美国政府平均每次遣返成本为17,121美元，但Ventura Rubio的案例显示实际成本可达25,700美元，高出平均值约50%。他在2月13日至6月22日之间被拘留128天，远高于平均27天，并被转移六次，横跨至少六座设施，包含长距离飞行及跨州运输。在特朗普第二任期前六个月，超过80,000人被转移至少一次跨越200英里，较拜登任期初期的水平大幅增加；其中3,234人被转移六至八次，而拜登同期间仅150人。此类长期拘留与频繁转移被专家认为是成本上升的主要原因。

统计显示拘留与转移的分布具有明显趋势：约70%被转移者仅被移动一至两次，28%被移动三至五次，而像Ventura Rubio这样六次以上的属于极端但日益常见。除25,700美元的估算外，实际成本更高，因该估算未包含法律程序费用、约315英里的短距离转移成本、员工薪资与行政费用。相比之下，DHS指出自愿离境成本低70%，即使额外提供1,000美元的离境奖金仍较便宜。拘留作业高度依赖私人承包商，Geo、CoreCivic、TransCor及CSI等公司均参与设施管理与运输。

此案例显示高成本亦造成家属负担。Ventura Rubio的家人承担探监机票、请假损失、帐户汇款与其他杂费；而身体伤害与心理压力更为严重，包括胸痛、呼吸困难、脚部肿胀与被拒医疗的指控。拘留经验对他造成持续心理冲击，体现高成本、低效率与高人道代价的结构性问题。

The US government reports an average deportation cost of $17,121, but Ventura Rubio’s case reached $25,700, roughly 50% higher. He spent 128 days in custody from Feb. 13 to June 22, compared with an average of 27 days, and was transferred six times across at least six facilities involving long-distance flights and interstate transport. In the first six months of Trump’s second term, more than 80,000 people were transferred at least once over 200 miles; 3,234 were transferred six to eight times, compared with 150 during Biden’s comparable period. Such prolonged detention and repeated transfers are identified as major cost drivers.

Data shows clear distribution patterns: about 70% of transferred detainees were moved one or two times, 28% three to five times, while cases like Ventura Rubio’s—six or more transfers—are extreme but increasingly common. The $25,700 estimate is conservative because it excludes legal-processing costs, roughly 315 miles of short-range transfers, personnel pay, and administrative overhead. DHS notes that self-deportation costs about 70% less even with a $1,000 “exit bonus.” ICE relies heavily on private contractors, including Geo, CoreCivic, TransCor, and CSI, for facility operations and transport.

The case also demonstrates the burden on families. Ventura Rubio’s relatives faced travel expenses, lost wages, remittances for phone access, and commissary funds, while physical and psychological harm proved more severe: chest pain, breathing issues, swollen feet, and allegations of denied medical care. He reports lasting psychological effects, underscoring structural problems of high cost, low efficiency, and significant human impact.