GOP Congress Members Probe ICE Contract; $17 Million Spent on Unused Hotels for Illegal Immigrants

GOP Congress Members Probe ICE Contract; $17 Million Spent on Unused Hotels for Illegal Immigrants
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Washington on Jan. 23, 2020. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
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A group of Republican congress members is investigating a recent inspector general report that said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) wrongfully gave out an $87 million sole-source contract to a Texas nonprofit, resulting in millions of dollars of wasted taxpayer money.

ICE contracted the San Antonio-based nonprofit, Endeavors, to house illegal immigrants in hotels last year and spent “approximately $17 million for hotel space and services at six hotels that went largely unused between April and June

Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
Charlotte Cuthbertson is a senior reporter with The Epoch Times who primarily covers border security and the opioid crisis.
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