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[โ€“] TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world 14 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

Here's a breakdown in the funding.

Category Current Funding (2024) Proposed Funding (2025)
Total ICE Budget $13.5 billion $170 billion
Detention Budget $3.5 billion $45 billion
Enforcement Operations $10 billion $29.9 billion
Border Wall Construction -- $46.6 billion
State Reimbursement Grants -- $10 billion
Military Deployment Funding -- $1 billion

It includes hiring 10,000 ICE agents in the next five years.

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[โ€“] atticus88th@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Well for all those new grads and people getting laid off, there is some good news!