Report: ICE Wasted Millions on Poorly Planned Detention Expansions The GAO report reveals that ICE has spent millions of dollars on detention projects that failed to materialize or were poorly executed. This includes the construction of unused tents in Guantanamo Bay and the maintenance of empty warehouses, highlighting a lack of strategic planning in the agency's efforts to expand its detention capacity. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) has wasted tens of millions of taxpayer dollars on poorly planned detention expansion projects, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The agency failed to use a strategic plan for its $45 billion budget, which led to significant inefficiencies. Key issues included erecting unused tents in Guantanamo Bay for $3 million, purchasing warehouses that remained empty while incurring $20 million in maintenance costs, and overpaying for low-quality detention facilities. The GAO warns that without proper project management, ICE will continue to make uninformed decisions that waste resources.