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ICE sunk $20M into abandoned detention center expansions

ICE scaled back more than half of its planned detention expansion projects but has already spent at least $20 million that cannot be recovered, a new report shows.

Published Sep 24, 2026, 5:19 PM EDT | WFMZZ

A new report shows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement recently scaled back over half of its new detention expansion initiatives. The agency had already spent at least $20 million in taxpayer dollars on those abandoned projects that it cannot recoup.