The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency disclosed on Wednesday that it has found evidence indicating that a senior aide to President Biden received millions in federal funds intended for a facility designed to accommodate recent migrants, which has remained unoccupied throughout the ongoing national crisis.
A Texas nonprofit organization associated with a member of former President Joe Biden’s transition team was awarded a government contract for its overflow facility located in Pecos. Family Endeavors, which has employed the transition team member since 2021, experienced a significant increase in its financial resources, with its “cash and portfolio of investments rising from $8.3 million in 2020 to $520.4 million in 2023,” all sourced from federal funding, as stated by DOGE.
Since March 2024, the management of Family Endeavors has consistently received $18 million each month to operate a facility intended for unaccompanied migrant children. Despite reporting no occupants, the funding continued uninterrupted, according to the statement.
“With national licensed facility occupancy now below 20%, HHS was able to terminate this contract, resulting in savings of over $215 million annually for taxpayers,” the post on X noted, also mentioning U.S. Attorney Ed Martin from Washington D.C.
Images of the facility reveal a collection of unused golf carts and a cafeteria-style area that remains untouched, representing a fraction of resources that have not been utilized as the country faced an unprecedented surge of illegal immigrants and migrants entering legally under expanded asylum initiatives established by the Biden-Harris administration.
Subsequently, President Trump has either terminated or significantly reduced these asylum programs, leading to a decrease in illegal border crossings to the lowest levels observed in years.
The contract with Endeavors marks at least the second politically linked finding by DOGE, which earlier this month disclosed that an organization associated with the unsuccessful Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams had been awarded over $2 billion in grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. An EPA press release indicated that Abrams’ “community investment group” was receiving funding from the Biden-Harris administration to facilitate the installation of heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, solar panels, home battery systems, electric vehicle chargers, and weatherization improvements, despite reporting only $100 in revenue for 2023.
DOGE and Elon Musk have taken a leading role in President Trump’s initiative to eliminate billions in unnecessary federal spending. During the cabinet’s initial meeting on Wednesday, Musk worked diligently to keep cabinet members focused on this objective while fulfilling their duties.
“If we don’t do this, America is going to be bankrupt,” he stated, as reported by Fox News.
Musk has set an internal target to reduce federal spending by $4 billion each day. If achieved, the dynamic entrepreneur anticipates that DOGE could realize $1 trillion in savings by September.
Public confidence in DOGE remains robust, with recent polls indicating that 72% of Americans support its mission. President Trump has also proposed that “DOGE dividends” could be returned to taxpayers in the form of checks derived from these savings.
On Wednesday, the Trump administration achieved its most significant legal victory to date when U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts ruled in favor of DOGE regarding its funding freeze.
