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Press ReleaseNeutral2026-05-18

Welch Leads Effort to Rein in Defense Department’s Use of Fast-Tracked Contracts to Help Build ICE Warehouses

Peter Welch
Peter Welch
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This press release from Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) was published on 2026-05-18 and titled "Welch Leads Effort to Rein in Defense Department’s Use of Fast-Tracked Contracts to Help Build ICE Warehouses".

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Welch Leads Effort to Rein in Defense Department’s Use of Fast-Tracked Contracts to Help Build ICE Warehouses

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led 15 of his colleagues in calling for new language in the Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) appropriations bill to tighten control and oversight of the Department of Defense’s (DOD) use of fast-tracked contract vehicles for domestic immigration enforcement. In the absence of this oversight, DOD has helped the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) bypass local and state regulation and federal procurement rules to build ICE’s warehouse-style [ ]
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