{"id":19025,"date":"2025-08-15T17:40:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T17:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=19025"},"modified":"2025-08-15T17:41:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T17:41:03","slug":"trumps-big-bill-is-powering-his-mass-deportations-congress-is-starting-to-ask-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=19025","title":{"rendered":"Trump’s big bill is powering his mass deportations. Congress is starting to ask questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“The Republican Party\u2019s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts<\/a> that Trump signed into law July 4<\/a> included what’s arguably the biggest boost of funds yet to the Department of Homeland Security \u2014 nearly $170 billion<\/a>, almost double its annual budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The staggering sum is powering the nation’s sweeping new Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> operations, delivering gripping scenes<\/a> of people being pulled off city streets<\/a> and from job sites<\/a> across the nation \u2014 the cornerstone of Trump’s promise for the largest domestic deportation operation<\/a> in American history. Homeland Security confirmed over the weekend ICE is working to set up detention sites at certain military bases<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The crush of new money<\/a> is setting off alarms in Congress and beyond, raising questions from lawmakers in both major political parties who are expected to provide oversight. The bill text provided general funding categories \u2014 almost $30 billion for ICE officers, $45 billion for detention facilities, $10 billion for the office of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem<\/a> \u2014 but few policy details or directives. Homeland Security recently announced $50,000 ICE hiring bonuses<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the months since Trump took office, his administration has been shifting as much as $1 billion from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other accounts to pay for immigration enforcement and deportation operations, lawmakers said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Polling showed 79% of U.S. adults say immigration is a \u201cgood thing\u201d for the country, having jumped substantially from 64% a year ago, according to Gallup<\/a>. Only about 2 in 10 U.S. adults say immigration is a bad thing right now.”  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/trumps-big-bill-powering-mass-111514464.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“The Republican Party\u2019s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts that Trump signed into law July 4 included what’s arguably the biggest boost of funds yet to the Department of Homeland Security \u2014 nearly $170 billion, almost double its annual budget.<\/p>\n

The staggering sum is powering the nation’s sweeping new Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, delivering gripping scenes of people being pulled off city streets and from job sites across the nation \u2014 the cornerstone of Trump’s promise for the largest domestic deportation operation in American history. Homeland Security confirmed over the weekend ICE is working to set up detention sites at certain military bases.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

The crush of new money is setting off alarms in Congress and beyond, raising questions from lawmakers in both major political parties who are expected to provide oversight. The bill text provided general funding categories \u2014 almost $30 billion for ICE officers, $45 billion for detention facilities, $10 billion for the office of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem \u2014 but few policy details or directives. Homeland Security recently announced $50,000 ICE hiring bonuses.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

In the months since Trump took office, his administration has been shifting as much as $1 billion from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other accounts to pay for immigration enforcement and deportation operations, lawmakers said.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

Polling showed 79% of U.S. adults say immigration is a \u201cgood thing\u201d for the country, having jumped substantially from 64% a year ago, according to Gallup. Only about 2 in 10 U.S. adults say immigration is a bad thing right now.” <\/p>\n

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