(AP Photo/Eric Gay) ASSOCIATED PRESSNo immigration hearings have been taking place at the large prefabricated border facilities built in 2019 to conduct immigration hearings. Yet the federal government has spent nearly $70 million during the pandemic to maintain these structures also known as “tent courts” in Brownsville and Laredo, Texas. The $67 million expense includes a 6-month extension of the existing contract for tent courts, which was signed in July for over $40 million. In September 2019, the administration moved its hearings for migrants crossing the southern border to prefabricated facilities instead of regular U.S. courts. With music concerts and festivals cancelled during the pandemic, Deployed Resources must be thankful for its $140 million in contracts with the U.S. government.

Source: Forbes October 10, 2020 09:56 UTC