Biden Admin Awards $86.9 Million Contract to House Migrant Family Units at

Article author: 
GQ Pan
Article publisher: 
the Epoch times
Article date: 
Monday, March 22, 2021
Article category: 
National Issues
Medium
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Biden Admin Awards $86.9 Million Contract to House Migrant Family Units at Border

BY GQ PAN

 

March 22, 2021 Updated: March 22, 2021

The Biden administration is set to spend $86.9 million to house family units unlawfully crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, officials at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed to The Epoch Times.

In a statement to The Epoch Times, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Tae D. Johnson said a short-term contract was awarded to Endeavors, a San Antonio, Texas-based non-profit organization, to provide “temporary shelter and processing services for families who have not been expelled and are therefore placed in immigration proceedings for their removal from the United States.”

“The $86.9 million contract provides 1,239 beds and other necessary services. . .