ICE Budget Triples; Detention To 100,000 As Trump Pushes Nationwide Deportation Surge

Atlantic podcast details a sweeping enforcement build-out under the 'One Big Beautiful Bill': ICE’s budget jumping to roughly $28B, detention capacity aiming for ~100,000 beds, and major contracts for private-prison and surveillance firms amid weakened oversight. Guests raise legal and diplomatic risks, including third-country deportations and prolonged detentions, and argue employer accountability could be more effective than mass sweeps.