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ICE chief divests detention giant stocks, recuses himself from contracts: Warren

David Venturella, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), sent a letter to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) saying he has divested of his Geo Group stocks and “fully recused himself from all contracts and obligations related to detention.” The letter to Warren, sent Thursday, did not share specifics about ICE’s contracting process. Venturella added that…

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David Venturella, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), sent a letter to Sen.

Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) saying he has divested of his Geo Group stocks and “fully recused himself from all contracts and obligations related to detention.”

The letter to Warren, sent Thursday, did not share specifics about ICE’s contracting process.

Venturella added that he has “complied with all ethics requirements” and fully disclosed his employment with Geo Group before he was hired to work with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

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Geo Group agreed to house thousands of detained migrants in facilities in New Jersey, Michigan and Georgia that were not previously in use, along with reopening an ICE facility in California, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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“In the circumstance where contracts may be awarded, this process will be done so in alignment with all relevant federal laws and regulations, while also considering vendors who are best suited for delivery of performance requirements,” he wrote regarding his assurance that he will recuse himself from matters that would benefit Geo Group.
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“Transparency into the agency’s decisions –– and its ties to Geo Group –– is more important than ever, yet your refusal to fully answer all questions about this matter –– in addition to the gaps in your recusal commitments –– only add to the cloud of corruption surrounding ICE and this administration’s immigration agenda,” she wrote in her letter.

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