House Republicans are poised to advance billions of dollars to jail and deport immigrants as Democrats decry what they see as too little funding for other homeland security priorities, including cybersecurity and oversight.
The House Appropriations Committee voted 36-27 to pass the GOP plan for the Department of Homeland Security’s fiscal 2026 budget, which includes $11 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the lead agency carrying out President Donald Trump’s deportation campaign.
The ICE funding, almost a billion dollars above current levels, would support detention capacity for 50,000 people at once, up from 41,500. At the same time, the proposal ...