ICE wasted millions in rapid push to expand detention capacity, watchdog finds
With an unprecedented budget, ICE spent billions in a rush to expand its detention network, wasting millions in the process, the Government Accountability Office found.
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With an unprecedented budget, ICE spent billions in a rush to expand its detention network, wasting millions in the process, the Government Accountability Office found.
According to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report published Tuesday, the use of paid administrative leave increased by 435% from 2023 to 2025.
The U.S. government loses hundreds of billions to fraud each year, with criminals using stolen identities to make unemployment claims and target disaster funding.
Sen. Dick Durbin, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, wants the congressional watchdog agency to examine what the FBI spent on Patel's personal travel.
