Immigration Detention: Changes In Inspections of ICE Facilities Raise Questions About Oversight

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What GAO Found Department of Homeland Security (DHS) detention facility inspections have changed at the same time that the number of immigration detention facilities and the size of the detained population have increased. From April 2025 to April 2026, following a January 2025 Executive Order, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) added over 40 detention facilities that detain noncitizens
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