Month: September 2026

U.S. Government — GAO — Reports & Decisions

Immigration Detention: Urgent Planning Needed to Avoid Further Waste of Taxpayer Dollars

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What GAO Found As of July 2026, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has pursued an approach to expand detention capacity that has resulted in millions of dollars of waste. Since January 2025, ICE invested billions of dollars in six new initiatives without conducting necessary analysis and planning. For example, ICE purchased 11 warehouses to…