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Trump's 'big, beautiful' law gives ICE more money than most countries give their military
MSNBC· 2025-08-04 19:54
When it passed the one big beautiful bill, Congress gave more than $175 billion to the nation's immigration enforcers. That means the money Congress approved for DHS, ICE, and other immigration law enforcement is larger than the annual military budget of every country in the world except for two, the United States and China. ICE alone is getting more than any other law enforcement agency in America.Joining us now, staff writer for The Atlantic, Caitlyn Dickerson. And you did a bunch of reporting on this, Ca ...
Spotlight: How the government uses private companies to house immigration detainees
MSNBC· 2025-06-10 04:29
While Donald Trump's deportation campaign is stretching detention facilities to their absolute limit. Last week, NPR reported that the government was holding more than 48,000 people in immigration detention. Now, ICE is only funded to hold 42,000.Today, NBC News confirmed there are more than 51,000 people in custody. And no surprise, our facilities are at max capacity. And here's what is worth noting and what I want to talk about tonight.Almost 90% of people who are being held by ICE are in facilities that ...