immigration enforcement funding bill
Definition
A legislative proposal or enacted law that allocates budgetary funds to federal agencies tasked with enforcing immigration policies, such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), covering operations like border security, detention centers, and deportations.
Often a point of partisan contention in U.S. appropriations processes, these bills have seen massive increases, such as $170 billion for expanded enforcement under recent measures like the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act'.
Examples
The immigration enforcement funding bill pumped $170 billion into ICE, turning detention centers into the envy of every overfunded bureaucracy.
Thanks to the immigration enforcement funding bill, CBP now has more agents patrolling the border than tourists snapping selfies at the wall.
Congress hailed the immigration enforcement funding bill as a triumph, conveniently forgetting the courts still process deportations slower than molasses.
The immigration enforcement funding bill sailed through amid shutdown threats, proving money for walls trumps paychecks for workers every time.