Acting DHS Secretary: Denying Money for ICE Beds Contributed to Overcrowded Conditions
(CNSNews.com) – Congress’s unwillingness to provide additional funding for beds for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain illegal immigrants has contributed to the overcrowded conditions at Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities, acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan said Thursday during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the Trump administration’s treatment of migrant children.
McAleenan said that the two-month delay in emergency supplemental funding for CBP also contributed to the problem of overcrowding and lack of resources for migrant detainees.
Ranking member Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) asked McAleenan if it would have helped if he had gotten the resources when he asked for them.
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