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Sep 25, 2026 ICE stopped publicly disclosing detainee locations Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
The agency ended a practice of revealing where deportation-order detainees were held, making it harder for families and lawyers to locate them or pursue legal challenges.
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- ICE stopped publicly revealing locations of detainees subject to deportation orders — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding thousands of detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, according to the Associated Press. The policy change makes it harder for families and lawyers to locate detainees or file additional legal challenges.
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Week 88 – 2026-09-19–2026-09-25
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Sep 20, 2026 Pentagon agreed to a contract with a Venezuelan businessman giving the US a stake in his oil business Tier 1 · Primary Economic Structure
An opaque defense contract with a controversial foreign businessman raised bipartisan congressional concern over conflicts of interest and lack of oversight.
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- Pentagon contract with Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt for oil stake — The Pentagon agreed to a contract with controversial Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt earlier in September that could enable the U.S. government to take a 35% stake in his oil business in Venezuela. Members of Congress from both parties are pushing to see the contract. Rep. Joaquin Castro said there was an "unprecedented lack of accountability" about the administration's dealings with Venezuela.
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Week 88 – 2026-09-19–2026-09-25
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Sep 20, 2026 State Department refused to disclose Venezuelan oil revenues to Congress Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The department withheld audit information on billions in Venezuelan oil proceeds from a government watchdog and Congress, prompting subpoena threats over potential mismanagement of foreign assets.
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- State Department stonewalling GAO investigation into Venezuelan oil revenues — The State Department has stonewalled efforts to determine how much oil money Washington has collected from Venezuela, failing to engage with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), an independent spending watchdog investigating Venezuelan oil revenues since July, and refusing to share audit reports with Congress. Nine months after the U.S. asserted control over Venezuela's oil exports, the administration has not disclosed how much money it collected or how much was returned to the interim government in Caracas. In April, the State Department said accounts holding the money were being audited by KPMG and would share reports with Congress, but has not done so. Top Democrats, including Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX), have threatened to issue subpoenas and requested KPMG reports by October 8.
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Week 88 – 2026-09-19–2026-09-25
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