Gov’t Loses Millions Transporting Illegal Aliens On Mostly Empty Charter Flights

Article author: 
Caroline May
Article publisher: 
Breitbart
Article date: 
20 April 2015
Article category: 
National News
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ICE
cost
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The federal government missed an estimated $41.1 million in “cost savings” transporting [illegal alien] immigrant detainees on charter flights due to an inefficient use of resources — namely flying with empty seats — a government watchdog concludes.
 
A Department of Homeland Security Inspector General report released this month reveals that while U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Air Operations (ICE Air) met its responsibilities in transporting 930,435 immigrant detainees in a three-and-a-half year timeframe, it failed to document enough data on the detainees or fill seats effectively.
 
ICE Air is the agency’s “air transportation arm” and is responsible for moving and removing  [illegal alien] immigrant detainees within the U.S. and abroad.
 
According to the report, it costs ICE Air $8,419 per flight hour for charter flights of this nature. The cost is the same no matter the number of passengers on board. So due to ineffective management, planning, and data capture, ICE Air missed out on available savings...
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