US ICE Wasted Millions on Unused Detention Facilities, Report Says

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How did the left and right cover US ICE Wasted Millions on Unused Detention Facilities, Report Says?

Of the 100 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 52% are rated left, 34% are rated centre, 14% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 112. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is US ICE Wasted Millions on Unused Detention Facilities, Report Says left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 100 rated outlets on this story, 52% are rated left, 34% are rated centre, 14% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.

Is the coverage of US ICE Wasted Millions on Unused Detention Facilities, Report Says biased?

US ICE Wasted Millions on Unused Detention Facilities, Report Says is one event reported by 112 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting US ICE Wasted Millions on Unused Detention Facilities, Report Says?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered US ICE Wasted Millions on Unused Detention Facilities, Report Says?

112 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

How much money has ICE wasted on detention projects?

According to a Government Accountability Office report, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other agencies have wasted tens of millions of dollars on plans to increase detention capacity. Specific documented examples include nearly $3 million for unused tents at Guantanamo Bay and $20 million for warehouses that were never used for detainees.

What was the total budget provided for detention capacity expansion?

Congress provided ICE with $45 billion last year to expand detention capacity. However, the agency lacks a comprehensive strategic plan for how to spend this budget wisely, according to the GAO report.

When will ICE develop a plan for detention expansion?

The Department of Homeland Security, ICE's parent agency, told the GAO that it would develop a plan to guide its detention expansion by August 31, 2027. The report suggests this timeline may be too late to prevent further waste.