Trump set to expand immigration crackdown in 2026 despite brewing backlash
ICE and Border Patrol will get $170 billion in additional funds through September 2029 - a huge surge of funding over their existing annual budgets of about $19 billion.
IMMIGRATIONA AND Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents check the identity documents of a group of agricultural workers at a grocery store parking lot during an immigration raid in Mecca, California, US December 19, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/Daniel Cole)ByREUTERS
