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fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

How ICE grew to be the highest-funded U.S. law enforcement agency

Just 10 years ago, the annual budget for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, was less than $6 billion notably smaller than other agencies within the Department of Homeland Security. But ICE's budget has skyrocketed during President Trump's second term, becoming the highest-funded U.S. law enforcement agency, with $85 billion now at its disposal. The windfall is thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, enacted last July. After hovering around the $10 billion mark for years, ICE's budget suddenly benefited from a meteoric spike.
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fromFortune
1 week ago

How you, the American taxpayer, funded an army-scale supersizing of ICE: 'Trump is militarizing immigration enforcement' | Fortune

An expanded ICE budget and $50,000 hiring bonuses are creating a national law enforcement force of 22,000 officers, enabling large-scale deportations and intensified immigration enforcement.
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