{"id":1995854,"date":"2023-08-09T18:52:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T22:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-transition-official-caught-on-camera-saying-border-crisis-is-boom-for-business\/"},"modified":"2023-08-09T18:54:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T22:54:04","slug":"biden-transition-official-caught-on-camera-saying-border-crisis-is-boom-for-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-transition-official-caught-on-camera-saying-border-crisis-is-boom-for-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden official caught on camera: Border crisis a &#8216;business opportunity&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-transition-official-caught-on-camera-saying-border-crisis-is-boom-for-business%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1995854&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Senior Official Exploits the Border Crisis for Personal Gain<\/h2>\n<p>A shocking video has emerged\u200d of Andrew Lorenzen-Strait, a senior official involved in \u2064immigration policy on President Joe Biden&#8217;s transition\u2063 team, boasting about how he used the border crisis to secure lucrative federal contracts for unqualified organizations.\u2064 In the footage, captured by conservative nonprofit group Project Veritas, Lorenzen-Strait gleefully admits that the crisis has \u2062been a &#8220;boom&#8221; for his business.<\/p>\n<h3>A Disturbing Revelation<\/h3>\n<p>Lorenzen-Strait, a former child welfare attorney who previously oversaw detention \u2064at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, wasted no time in capitalizing on the \u2063border policy \u200bchanges implemented by the \u200bBiden \u2064administration. As the number of unaccompanied \u200cchildren crossing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-sec-mayorkas-following-deadliest-human-trafficking-incident-in-american-history-everything-is-a-ok\/\" title=\"DHS Sec. Mayorkas Following Deadliest Human Trafficking Incident in American History: Everything Is A-OK\">border reached unprecedented levels<\/a>, Lorenzen-Strait brokered deals\u2063 for immigrant shelters, resulting in billions of dollars in\u200c federal contracts.<\/p>\n<p>Unbeknownst to many, Lorenzen-Strait was privy to the administration&#8217;s immigration\u200c policy changes\u2064 as\u2064 a member of \u200dthe transition team. This inside knowledge \u2064allowed him to strategically position \u2062himself and \u2063profit from the \u200bcrisis.<\/p>\n<h3>A Web \u2062of Deception<\/h3>\n<p>One of \u200dLorenzen-Strait&#8217;s \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-transition-official-caught-on-camera-saying-border-crisis-is-boom-for-business\/\" title=\"Biden official caught on camera: Border crisis a 'business opportunity'\">major deals involved securing contracts<\/a> for the detention of immigrant families and children in hotels and other buildings. The Washington\u2064 Examiner was the first to expose these deals, which amounted\u2062 to a staggering $617 million. The recipient of \u200cthese contracts, San Antonio-based nonprofit \u200bgroup Endeavors, had never before received such a substantial contract and had no prior\u2063 experience in sheltering immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>However, Lorenzen-Strait didn&#8217;t stop there. As scrutiny mounted and investigations were \u2062launched\u2064 into the Endeavors deals, he cleverly shifted his focus to another\u2063 contractor, Cherokee Nation.\u2062 Despite being banned from\u200c working on any\u2063 more contracts by ICE due to a \u200cconflict of interest, Lorenzen-Strait continued to exploit the system, helping Cherokee Nation \u200bsecure over $1.1 billion in contracts.<\/p>\n<h3>A Shameless Exploitation<\/h3>\n<p>The revelations in the\u200c Project Veritas video \u200chave sparked outrage and calls for congressional oversight. Rep. Andrew \u2064Clyde \u200d(R-GA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elizabeth-warren-calls-on-sec-to-investigate-potential-market-manipulation-cautions-against-internet-trading-schemes-a-flash-mob-with-money\/\" title=\"Elizabeth Warren Calls On SEC To Investigate Potential \u2018Market Manipulation,\u2019 Cautions Against \u2018Internet Trading Schemes,\u2019 \u2018A Flash Mob With Money\u2019\">expressed deep concern<\/a> \u200cover Lorenzen-Strait&#8217;s actions, describing them as &#8220;nefarious greediness.&#8221; He called for\u200c a thorough investigation into Lorenzen-Strait&#8217;s corrupt practices, which he believes exploit both American taxpayer dollars and vulnerable migrant children.<\/p>\n<p>Former acting ICE director\u2064 Tom Homan echoed these sentiments, urging House committees to hold hearings and demand answers regarding the billions of dollars\u200c in \u200bnon-competed \u2063emergency contracts awarded by the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<h3>A Call for Accountability<\/h3>\n<p>Thankfully, investigations \u2063are already \u200cunderway. The House \u200dOversight Committee and \u200cthe\u2064 House Homeland Security Committee have both pledged to conduct rigorous oversight and deliver transparency in light of these ethical questions. It is crucial that those who \u2062have abused the contracting process or committed fraud\u2064 are held accountable.<\/p>\n<p>As the scandal unfolds, it \u2062is \u2062clear that the exploitation\u200d of the \u2063border\u200c crisis for personal gain is a deeply troubling issue. The American people \u2062deserve answers, and it is imperative that those responsible are held responsible for their actions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A senior official from President Joe Biden&#8217;s transition team was filmed boasting about exploiting the border crisis to secure lucrative federal contracts for unqualified organizations. 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