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Congress Allocates $75B to ICE Amid Controversial Deployments

4/8/2026

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Congress allocated $75 billion to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Armed ICE agents were deployed at major airports due to TSA shortages.
Critics say this undermines the Posse Comitatus Act, which limits military involvement in civilian policing.
In South Carolina, the House passed a bill requiring police to enforce immigration laws, facing opposition.
An ICE shooting in Patterson, California involving a suspected gang member is under FBI investigation.

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Story summary

Congress allocated $75 billion to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Armed ICE agents were deployed at major airports due to TSA shortages.
Critics say this undermines the Posse Comitatus Act, which limits military involvement in civilian policing.
In South Carolina, the House passed a bill requiring police to enforce immigration laws, facing opposition.
An ICE shooting in Patterson, California involving a suspected gang member is under FBI investigation.