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Federal vs State Immigration Enforcement Costs 2020-2025

Comparison of federal and state costs for immigration enforcement and deportation from 2020 to 2025, including the impact of federal reimbursements and conditional funding on local jurisdictions.

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Jan 29, 2026
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How do state and local costs for detaining or supporting deportation of unauthorized immigrants compare to federal spending 2020–2025?

From the available reporting, and deportation from 2020–2025 dwarfs the direct costs borne by state and local governments: federal outlays have surged into the tens and hundreds of billions through ba...