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6. Our tax dollars at work - How ICE grew to be the highest-funded U.S. law enforcement agency

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 11:15 PM

Feb 14

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/21/nx-s1-5674887/ice-budget-funding-congress-trump

"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.

"With this new bill and other appropriations, it's larger than the annual budget of all other federal law enforcement agencies combined," said Lauren-Brooke Eisen, senior director of the justice program at the Brennan Center for Justice, a nonpartisan policy institute..."

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Unreal. Watching the US/Denmark hockey game on Peacock - an ICE commercial? Really? [View all] NewHendoLib Feb 14 OP

Literally state run propaganda. WTF. Initech Feb 14 #1

That Just sucks Traildogbob Feb 14 #2

All the US players are Trumpers AStern Feb 14 #3

The players have nothing to do with the advertising during an Olympic hockey game. Wiz Imp Feb 14 #5

Check out their social media accounts AStern Feb 14 #7

So you have no evidence that ALL members of the US Hockey team are Trumpers Wiz Imp Feb 15 #9

Whatever you say Champ AStern Feb 15 #10

Have been seeing those for at least a week. They portray ICE as a cross allegorical oracle Feb 14 #4

Our tax dollars at work - How ICE grew to be the highest-funded U.S. law enforcement agency cliffside Feb 14 #6

Been seeing them for a while. GoCubsGo Feb 14 #8