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Opponents' concerns that abolishing ICE would lead to an abandonment of border security and an increase in crime, drugs, and terrorism.
The Obama administration oversaw historically high numbers of removals—often cited as more than 2 million across his two terms and record annual peaks such as roughly 438,421 removals in FY2013—prompt...
“Biden’s open door policy” is a charged political shorthand used mainly by Republican lawmakers and committees to describe the administration’s post‑2020 immigration actions; critics argue those actio...
ICE and CBP’s expanding use of biometric and surveillance databases—ranging from facial recognition on mobile apps to large Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) feeds and the DHS IDENT biometric repo...
Yes — ICE and the U.S. Border Patrol operate as distinct agencies within the Department of Homeland Security, but they routinely intersect, coordinate and sometimes embed personnel and tactics so that...
is politically and legally possible but far from easy: it would require congressional legislation, a clear plan to reassign or eliminate enforcement functions, and sustained political momentum amid fi...
border authorities have visibly expanded their operations and capabilities at airports in recent years, through infrastructure projects, talks, and a nationwide rollout of tied to strategy documents a...
The accusation that "Trump protects paedophiles" is a political charge grounded in a mix of disputed facts, government actions and partisan interpretation: Democrats point to delays in releasing Jeffr...
Customs and Border Protection reports and illustrates "detection technology miles" and "physical barrier miles" as distinct but complementary layers on its Smart Wall map and in contract announcements...
Yes — federal grant programs in 2025 can and do fund nonprofit organizations, including those that have opposed ICE enforcement, but eligibility and the practical likelihood of receiving awards depend...
Claims that President Biden presides over “open borders” overstate the reality: his administration has both expanded lawful pathways and repeatedly tightened enforcement when encounters surged, while ...
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...
The recent spike in reporting that ICE (and broader DHS allocations) will outspend many national militaries rests on a series of budget estimates and a new multiyear aid-and-policy bill that could dir...