U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement received more than $75 billion after President Trump returned to office, but the Government Accountability Office found that the agency invested billions in six detention initiatives without the analyses needed to assess their long-term costs. ICE bought 11 warehouses for about $1.07 billion and now plans to sell seven, incurring about $7.7 million in nonrecoverable purchasing costs while continuing to pay utilities and security expenses estimated at $12.8 million. Earlier accounting characterized broader warehouse-related unrecoverable costs at $20 million. The agency also spent $7.1 million on unneeded meals at Fort Bliss and the Defense Department spent $2.85 million on unused Guantanamo Bay tents that failed to meet detention standards. ICE's daily detained population rose 71% between January 2025 and July 2026. The agency received $45 billion through the One Big Beautiful Bill in 2025 and more than $31 billion through the Secure America Act in June 2026. GAO recommended a comprehensive strategic plan, but ICE projects completing it by Aug. 31, 2027, a timetable the watchdog said may allow further waste.