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    Congress of the United States ‘aslyington, BE 20515 May 13, 2019 ‘The Honorable Daniel R. Levinson Tnepectnr General US. Department of Health and Human Services 330 Independence Ave. SW Washington, D.C. 20201 Dear Inspector General Levinson: ‘We write to request an investigation ofthe Homestead Temporary Shelter for ‘Unaccompanied Migrant Children (“Homestead shelter") and the recent no-bid contract sven to its operator, Comprehensive Health Services, LLC, a subsidiary of Calibur International {As you know, the Office of Refugee Resettlement expanded bed capacity atthe Homestead shelter from 2,350 to 3,200 in April. This isthe second significant expansion of the shelter this year. When we toured the facility prior tothe second expansion, we saw children living in prison-like conditions, with inadequate educational facilities and interpreters. The children were crammed info rooms with hundreds of beds and teats. We tied to visit the facility in April 2019 to further assess the condition ofthese children after notice of the second expansion and full our congressional oversight responsibilities. We were denied entry, despite the law requiring our admission, and our constitutional oversight duties continue to be impeded by the facility and the Department cf Health and Human Services (HHS) ‘The conditions we observed during our inital visits were unacceptable, even for a temporary detention facility. Despite these poor conditions, the Department has recently offered the Homestead shelter’s operator, Comprehensive Health Services (CHS), a new ‘contract, which will see them ear almost hal a billion in taxpayer funded dollars by the fend ofthe yea.! ‘As noted on USAspending gov and report by the Mlamt Herald the Department awarded Comprehensive Health Services new contract worth more than $34 million to continue operating the Homestead shelter through November 30, 2019, and accommodate the increased influx of children. While the oxginal contact for operation ofthe Homestead shelter was secured by CHS in a competitive bidding process, thisnew contact was offered to CHS behind closed doors on a no-bid bass? "Madan, Monique O. “Cries plore this migrant seer. operator just gota huge, hush-hash po bid eal" Mia Hora, 2019. Madan, Monique O.“Cecs deplore this migrant shelter. operator ust goa huge, has-hash no-bid eal" Mia Herel, 2018, ‘As Representatives of Miami-Dade County, where the shelter is located, we are {deeply concerned with the conditions surrounding the contracting, particularly as this for profit company continues to financially benefit from the prolonged detention of children, tis disconcerting that such a critical contract would be awarded without an open bid process with comprehensive vetting. We respectfully ak that your office conduct an audit ofthe contracting process carried out by the Department and CHS Furthermore, we want to better understand General John Kelly's role in the new contract negotiations and seek clarity on his engagement in and influence onthe process. ‘As you know, Calibur International recently announced its appointment of General Kelly, former White House Chief of Staff and former Secretary of Homeland Security, to its board of directors. According to a Miami Herald report, General Kelly was already @ ‘board member when the contract was announced.’ We find it troubling that General Kellys tenure in the administration led toa dramatic increase in both the number of children held atthe Homestead facility and the duration of time that unaccompanied children are being kept in government custody [Above al we require answers so that we can secure and protect the health and well-being ofthese children, as HHS continues to thwart our efforts to conduct congressional oversight on the quality of care provided to these minors. ‘These children are our collective responsibilty: By operating this facility behind

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