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fromIntelligencer
2 weeks agoTrump Is Keeping Kristi Noem's Luxury Jet As a Souvenir
Kristi Noem's ouster was linked to her actions reflecting poorly on Donald Trump, not solely her controversial policies.
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fromThe Verge
1 month agoThe government shutdown is hitting airports - but not ICE
Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act provided DHS $170 billion for immigration enforcement through 2029, insulating ICE and CBP from political pressure during a government shutdown over immigration policy disputes.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
3 months agoAOC says rising healthcare costs are funding ICE: "You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs" - LGBTQ Nation
About a trillion dollars in health-care funding was cut and redirected to expand ICE funding, correlating with deadly enforcement actions like Renee Good’s shooting.
fromAxios
3 months agoInside Democrats' brewing war over the resurgence of "defund ICE"
"What we've seen in Minneapolis and in Portland is what happens when we militarize against our own people," said Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.). "We've got a level of funding that makes ICE bigger than a lot of militaries around the world." Peters, a leading member of the center-left New Democrat Coalition, said he is "totally open" to trying to reduce ICE's funding and quipped: "Consider me a progressive."
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months agoAn Arizona town is dreading plans to turn its prison into an ICE facility: It's morally objectionable'
Marana residents strongly oppose converting a shuttered prison into an immigration detention center amid expanded federal ICE funding and reliance on private prison companies.
fromTruthout
10 months agoTrump's ICE Agents Are Arresting US Citizens. GOP Budget Would Hire 10,000 More.
Polls show the so-called 'big, beautiful' budget bill championed by President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress is becoming deeply unpopular as more people learn about the deadly consequences of... proposals to slash the health care safety net.
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