Biden administration's $87 million contract to house migrants in hotels to be investigated

An independent auditor within the Department of Homeland Security will launch an investigation into the Biden administration awarding an $87 million contract to house in hotels migrant families who illegally crossed the southern border.

The DHS Office of the Inspector General will examine how Texas-based Endeavors was given a massive federal contract by DHS agency Immigration and Customs Enforcement following the Washington Examiner’s report that exposed the nonprofit group’s potential conflicts of interest, including how its senior director worked on President Joe Biden’s transition team.

“The decision to award a massive, no-bid contract to the nonprofit Endeavors raised many...