Republicans led by Oversight Committee leader Rep. James Comer (R- Kentucky) have sent a letter questioning the federal government's decision to approve a no-bid contract to house illegal immigrant families.

The Department of Homeland Security Inspector General recently released a report revealing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials bypassed the ordinary competitive process to award a $87 million contract to a company called Endeavors. The report says ICE then wasted at least $17 million of taxpayer money because taxpayer-funded hotel rooms intended for illegal border crosser families sat empty and were mostly unused. ...............