Texas ICE facility spent $11.5 million on guards, medical services, transportation and meals weeks before the camp even held detainees, GAO finds
A Government Accountability Office report has detailed significant mismanagement at a Texas immigration detention facility, leading to unsafe conditions and wasted taxpayer money. The facility, Camp East Montana, experienced issues such as missing evidence in detainee death investigations, a detainee escape, and a tuberculosis outbreak due to inadequate screening. Millions were spent on services like guards and meals before detainees even arrived, and a contractor with no prior experience was hired for a large deal. AI
