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OBBBA Triples ICE Budget: $45B For Detention, 100,000 Beds As Interior Raids Surge

Center for American Progress|Jul 4, 2025
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CAP analysis says the One Big Beautiful Bill Act funnels unprecedented funds to ICE and CBP—about $45B to expand detention capacity toward 100,000 beds and nearly $30B for enforcement—effectively tripling ICE’s budget. The report links this to accelerating interior raids, expanded private detention contracts (e.g., Fort Bliss), and broader impacts like family separation and economic fallout, urging congressional oversight of DHS spending.

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FBI, ATF, DEA PULLED TO FUEL ICE CHICAGO BLITZ, INVESTIGATIONS STRAINED

NBC Chicago reports that ICE’s mid-September enforcement surge in Chicago drew personnel from FBI, ATF, and DEA to assist with immigration arrests, raising alarms about strain on ongoing organized-crime and public-corruption probes. City officials and advocates warn the diversion undermines public safety and erodes trust in immigrant communities. Rights groups say coordinated raids deter victims and witnesses from cooperating with police. The piece complements earlier reporting on the same surge with a video package and local reaction.

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