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Dick Durbin: “Camp east Montana, a $1.3 billion facility in Fort Bliss…”

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"The Cruelty Is The Point," Durbin Says In Statement At His Forum On Conditions In ICE Facilities

Published | Video Starts at 03:33

ICE and its contractors are clearly not using their significant billions of dollars in resources to provide adequate medical care or improved conditions. So how is this money being spent? Let me give you one example. Camp east Montana, a $1.3 billion facility in Fort Bliss, Texas. The Department of Homeland Security rushed to open the facility, violating ICE's own policy by skipping a required safety inspection. ICE spent millions of taxpayers dollars on contracts for meals and services for individuals who were not yet detained, yet the facility did not spend the money to develop space for attorney or family visitors. (03:33–03:51)

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Asserts that DHS opened a $1.3 billion facility in Texas without a required safety inspection.

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