ICE has wasted tens of millions of dollars with 'uninformed' detention plans, GAO finds
A GAO report found that ICE wasted tens of millions of dollars on unused detention infrastructure, including tents at Guantanamo Bay and empty warehouses.
Among the misspending was nearly $3 million to erect tents at Guantanamo Bay that were never used, $20 million to maintain purchased warehouses that are now being sold without having housed a single detainee, and excessive rates paid to hold detainees at a deficient and now-shuttered Florida lockup.
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