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An Open Letter

To: Sen. Gallego, Rep. Crane, Sen. Kelly

From: A verified voter in Flagstaff, AZ

February 23

STOP OVERPRICED ICE WAREHOUSE PURCHASES. I understand that DHS is overpaying massively for the detention warehouses it’s purchasing—new reporting says there’s a 33% to 323% markup on these facilities compared to fair market values. I want to know who is pocketing those profits and why that money isn’t going to help Americans instead. We don’t need these detention centers, in which people are mistreated and dying in alarming numbers. We need healthcare. We need housing. We need affordable utility bills. I urge Congress to immediately block funding for warehouse detention expansion, demand full public disclosure on all contracts, and hold oversight hearings on the waste, fraud, and abuse we’re seeing from DHS. Thanks.

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