A $1.07 billion (£809 million) expansion of US immigration detention is facing a growing financial problem: Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing to sell most of the warehouses it bought for the initiative, while millions of dollars spent on the properties may never be recovered.
The developments also raise questions about how the administration approached the design of the facilities, after a government contractor alleged that DHS rejected a more humane alternative because it was not what White House adviser Stephen Miller wanted.
