Representative Ansari Proposes Cutting All Funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
ICE employs over 20,000 federal workers, including deportation officers, criminal investigators, and support staff. If enacted, this bill would strip the agency's funding from the reconciliation law, potentially leading to mass layoffs or reassignments of these federal employees. This would represent a devastating blow to their job security and livelihoods.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
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The OBBBA will increase borrowing by $4.1 trillion through 2034. It includes $5.9 trillion of tax cuts and spending increases, significantly boosting funding for ICE and other Homeland Security efforts by $32 billion in the near term and over $100 billion by 2029.

Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) says ICE denied her request to visit several community members held at a detention center outside Phoenix. This follows her tour of the Eloy Detention Center in May, marking a growing conflict between Democrats and the administration over detention oversight.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Drain ICE Act of 2026
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