The ledger used by a task force created by President Trump is difficult to verify and includes cases that were identified and went to trial during the Biden administration.

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In a report Thursday, the Government Accountability Office said the Trump administration squandered millions of dollars to expand detention.

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As part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435 percent.

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