ICE Wastes $16 Million on Guantanamo Migrant Camp, All Migrants Returned
The Trump administration spent $16 million preparing a migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay, housing 41 migrants before their transfer to Louisiana. This facility, intended to hold up to 30,000 migrants, proved far more expensive than anticipated, with individual tents costing an estimated $3.1 million each and failing to meet DHS standards. All migrants were subsequently moved to an ICE facility in Alexandria, Louisiana, rendering the Guantanamo Bay plan ineffective and costly. Congressional representatives have criticized the plan’s impracticality and expense.
John Q. Hosedrinker