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Problems at ICE facility include guard who lost loaded weapon, failure to test for tuberculosis, report says

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Problems at ICE facility include guard who lost loaded weapon, failure to test for tuberculosis, report says

A congressional watchdog group found “serious performance and oversight challenges” at the country’s largest ICE detention center, Camp East Montana in Texas.

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A congressional watchdog group found “serious performance and oversight challenges” at the country’s largest ICE detention center, Camp East Montana in Texas.

The Government Accountability Office found a detainee escaped in October and a security guard lost a loaded firearm inside the facility that was never recovered. Additionally, the contractor failed to administer tuberculosis skin tests to screen detainees, which led to an outbreak. A congressional watchdog group found “serious performance and oversight challenges” at the country’s largest ICE detention center, Camp East Montana in Texas.

Fortune reported the story as "Texas ICE facility spent $11.5 million on guards, medical services, transportation and meals weeks before the camp even held detainees, GAO finds." NBC News reported the story as "Problems at ICE facility include guard who lost loaded weapon, failure to test for tuberculosis, report says."

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