U.S. Customs and Border Protection spent portions of a $112M emergency fund meant to buy food, medicine, and other items for migrants on ATVS, dirt bikes, and boats, according to a Government Accountability Office report.
for"consumables and medical care" in 2019, and issued a legal opinion finding CBP had used the funds for items that were not food, hygiene products or medicine. The GAO recommended CBP fix its books to put expenses in the proper categories and pay for the items out of the right parts of its budget, or else it would be required to report its failure to do so.
The funds in question were a part of the 2019 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security atAct, which was passed when there was a surge in asylum seekers at the border and migrants were staying in overcrowded CBP processing centers, some so densely populated there was nowhere for the migrants to lie down to sleep. The act included $112 million specifically for “consumables and medical care.
CBP also used some of that money for facility services including HVAC upgrades, sewer system upgrades, and janitorial services. The GAO found little to no connection between the expenses and the category of funds used to pay for them. While CBP disputed some of those decisions, according to the report, the agency agreed in correspondence with the GAO to reallocate some of the expenses to other budget categories.
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