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Sen Klobuchar said ICE lodging in MN was 4.5 Million!!! (Original Post) mysteryowl 19 hrs ago OP
For what they accomplished, it was a total waste of taxpayers' money. sinkingfeeling 19 hrs ago #1
I want to see a breakdown of the cost per deported or incarcerated person Tim S 19 hrs ago #2
Have they paid the $4.5M bill yet? sop 19 hrs ago #3
Trump pays his rich pals. He screws over everyone else. Irish_Dem 19 hrs ago #5
The Big Beautiful Bill had $45 Billion to ramp up deportations. surfered 19 hrs ago #4
Honestly, that number seems too low sarisataka 13 hrs ago #6

Tim S

(102 posts)
2. I want to see a breakdown of the cost per deported or incarcerated person
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 08:24 AM
19 hrs ago

We are owed an explanation of how wisely our tax dollars are spent. How much did it cost to deported these people versus what they “cost us” by continuing their lives here.

sop

(18,005 posts)
3. Have they paid the $4.5M bill yet?
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 08:34 AM
19 hrs ago

Or did they put the expenses on some government credit card that Trump will now refuse to pay?

sarisataka

(22,372 posts)
6. Honestly, that number seems too low
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 02:16 PM
13 hrs ago

If you assume 2000 agents and 60 days lodging that’s less than $40 a day per agent. That would be a very good group rate booking at hotels and does not include food.

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