Millions of dollars of waste found in Trump administration push for immigration detention
WASHINGTON — Government investigators Thursday released a report that found the Department of Homeland Security wasted more than $20 million in federal funding in its rapid expansion of immigration detention, including warehouse purchases strongly opposed in numerous U.S. communities. The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office found that millions were wasted because DHS began expanding detention operations without putting […]
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WASHINGTON — An appeals panel Friday seemed inclined to agree that more than 100 Venezuelan men the Trump administration sent to a brutal prison in El Salvador are entitled to due process hearings to challenge their removal, which was made under an archaic 18th-century wartime law. Arguing on behalf of the class of men who […]
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OKLAHOMA CITY — In what would be his first official visit to Oklahoma in six years, President Donald Trump is set to attend a rally Thursday in Durant, the Republican National Committee announced. The “midterm rally” featuring Trump is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at the Choctaw Event Center. The rally will be hosted […]
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An 18-year-old inmate at the Oklahoma County Detention Center made four emergency calls while a man was beaten to death nearby. The phone operator, who failed to notify anyone, has been charged with manslaughter. A report cited chronic understaffing at the facility.