ICE’s new annual budget places the federal agency among the top 20 most well-funded militaries in the world, sitting between Canada, which spent roughly $29.3 billion in 2024, and Turkey, which spent $25 billion last year.

Different news outlets have broken it down in different ways. The National Immigration Law Center said that ICE's detention budget would increase to $45 billion to build immigration jails for single adults and families, a price tag 13 times more than ICE's 2024 detention budget.

While social media users claimed ICE's budget would increase to $48.5 billion, the actual overall number was even higher.

What self-respecting person who wants a meaningful career in law enforcement would go to work" at ICE "right now, knowing the way [it] comports itself?"

A former acting ICE director told Newsweek that increased resources could allow the agency to deport public safety risks.

U.S. President Donald Trump's Big Beautiful Bill provided U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with unprecedented levels of funding.

Trump’s budget gives ICE $75 billion for recruitment and the construction of new jails. Historically, police expansions are rife with corruption.

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