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GAO reports costly problems in ICE detention expansion
2.85MUSDâ–Ľ from 3M
Money spent on tents at the Guantánamo Bay naval base
The GAO found ICE and other agencies wasted tens of millions while expanding detention capacity, citing $2.85 million in unused Guantánamo tents, $20 million in empty-warehouse costs and detention rates above ICE’s normal level. It also described broader costly purchases and weak planning.
- United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Government Accountability Office
- Donald Trump
- United States
2 sourcesThe Guardian, PBS NewsUpdated
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The Government Accountability Office reported that ICE and other federal agencies wasted tens of millions of dollars pursuing detention-capacity expansion.
2 of 2 sources“have wasted tens of millions of dollars pursuing ill-conceived plans to rapidly increase detention capacity”
- 3M →2.85MUSD
Money spent on tents at the Guantánamo Bay naval base
1 of 2 sources“assembled enough tents to hold 5,000 people there at a cost of $2.85 million”
- 2.85MUSDPBS News
- 3MUSDThe Guardian