ICE is facing a nearly $2 billion budget shortfall this fiscal year, far exceeding the additional $500 million Congress is considering, according to sources familiar with the agency’s communications.
The Department of Homeland Security says its immigrant detention centers are full, housing about 47,600 individuals.
ICE is facing a budget shortfall, and the Trump administration is considering shifting funds from the TSA to cover costs, according to two sources familiar with the discussions.
Families with children will again face detention under U.S. immigration policies when President-elect Donald Trump assumes office next month, according to Tom Homan, the incoming White House “border czar.”
More than 13,000 immigrants convicted of homicide — either in the U.S. or abroad — are currently living outside of ICE detention, according to data ICE provided to Congress earlier this week.
ICE may have lost track of thousands of unaccompanied minors who entered the country, raising concerns about both the children’s safety and the integrity of the immigration system, according to a report from an internal watchdog.
ICE arrested eight Tajikistani nationals with alleged links to the terrorist group ISIS.
Multiple federal law enforcement websites crashed during President Biden’s State of the Union address on Thursday evening.
