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Biden Administration ICE Funding

The Biden administration's funding requests and allocations for ICE and CBP, and the implications for immigration enforcement and detention capacity.

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Jan 12, 2026

How do independent estimates (e.g., CBP, research groups, think tanks) differ on total illegal crossings during Biden's term?

Independent tallies of “illegal crossings” during President Biden’s term vary widely because sources use different measures—CBP encounter counts, “gotaways” detected by sensors, expulsions under Title...

Jan 9, 2026

How has the ICE budget been affected by the Biden administration's immigration policies?

Under President Biden the federal government has repeatedly sought and secured higher funding for immigration enforcement agencies—ICE and CBP—through annual budget requests, supplemental emergency ap...