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ICE wastes $16M on Guantanamo Bay operation as all migrants returned to US

www.newsweek.com ICE wastes $16 million on Guantanamo Bay operation as migrants back in US

Democrat Sara Jacobs told ABC News that officials at Guantanamo Bay said it cost $16 million to stand up the migrant camp.

Summary

The Trump administration spent $16 million setting up a migrant detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, but all detained migrants have since been transferred to Louisiana.

Trump had planned to detain up to 30,000 undocumented immigrants at the base, but reports indicate no clear plan for such an expansion.

Lawmakers criticized the effort as costly and inefficient. The ACLU called it illegal and unnecessary.

With no further migrant transfers planned, some U.S. troops sent to Guantanamo may be reassigned to border operations.

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Where was DOGE on this? They could have saved taxpayers $16M or more by simply shutting down ICE. 🤦‍♂️

DOGE will now be forced to shut down ICE...right?

They should've just gave me half that money. I'll waste it on a home and retirement. It would've been cheaper.
- I'd take the other half and the detained immigrants - for free! Then I'd hire them all immigration lawyers and split up what's left.

Nothing more Republican than wasting taxpayer dollars. Seriously. It's what they get off on. Just look at Greg Abbott, I've never seen a politician waste more money on frivolous political stunts than Greg Abbott. Well until now at least. It's like they get off on burning your money in front of you maliciously.

Where is DOGE now, huh? Maybe they should look into how much Trump's golf is costing tax payers, how about Elons billions in handouts.
- They should whore trump out for paid advertising now. It's only fair, since he's already done it. Maybe he could do public strip shows and people can throw rotten fruit at him for money. Also international PPV.

Donald "No Clear Plan" Trump
- „Concepts of a plan“ trump
  
  Still blows my mind a candidate can say that and still get elected

Jacobs told ABC News that officials at Guantanamo Bay said it cost $16 million to stand up the migrant camp, noting that each tent allegedly cost $3.1 million to construct, despite not being up to DHS standards.
U.S. officials told ABC News the tents did not comply with ICE's requirements for migrant detention, including provisions for air-conditioning and other amenities.
How much is this tent? 3 million? Wow. Okay. It’s got air conditioning, though, right? No? Oh. How much is that one- y’know what, nevermind.
What the fuck
- This is a tent built to house thousands of people. In a remote location where the manufacturers are across and an ocean. 3 mill might be a bit high but the numbers start adding up.
  Don't believe me, see you at the next fire festival.
  
  It sure doesn’t look like it. https://archive.ph/a4ke2 (NYT archived article)

Such efficiency…
It must have gotten flagged for being a transnational facility

Spent millions to make people feel like yo-yo's.

No surprise.
All of this is a bit of a waste, really. A lot of those people were already in US prisons to begin with. We're paying ICE to re-arrest people. It's so dumb.
- Rearresting innocent people nonetheless
  
  I mean, not everyone in prison is innocent. Some of them are cartel members, gang-affiliated face tats and all. But I guess, statistically speaking, quite a few probably weren't actually guilty of what they were put in for. Best not to think in absolutes.
  Edit: clarified. That said, tats are not exactly something you're born with and prison tattoos are a thing, and a real problem for people seeking reform after gang membership. Family friend of mine was in XIII but ended up a muralist and needed it removed.

Actual title which makes sense: ICE Wastes $16M on Guantanamo Bay Operation as All Migrants Returned to US
- Am I crazy? That's the exact same title as Newsweek printed. What point are you trying to make?
  
  Users can edit both the title and post text on lemmy, this submission may have changed to align to newsweek's title since the comment.

Department Of Government Extravagance

"The Weave" - genius 5D chess politics or just fucking dementia?
Dunno, so hard to tell.
/s

- Whereas right wing folks will elect vile criminal garbage to represent them.
- I hope you get universal healthcare and proper education one day.
  Sorry you hate your countrymen and therefore America.
- Well...you fucking voted a whole cohort of them, so...

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