GAO finds ICE ‘wasted’ millions of dollars in deportation push - POLITICO

GAO said it found wasteful spending in six ICE initiatives the agency began last year. In one instance, the agency spent nearly $3 million to assemble tents that were never used at the naval base in Guantanamo Bay. ICE also spent more than $20 million on “non-recoverable costs such as zoning assessments and security” for warehouses it purchased last year to house deportees but now intends to sell…

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