For years, America’s safety net has been full of holes. Bad guys slipped through the cracks while good guys struggled to keep up. Americans watched as their country seemed less safe by the day.

President Trump promised to fix this mess. He said he would rebuild America’s defenses and make our nation secure again. Now we’re seeing just how serious he is about keeping that promise.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is about to become America’s biggest law enforcement agency. Thanks to Trump’s One Big Beautiful Act, ICE will get more money than the FBI and other agencies. This massive boost aims to solve America’s border crisis once and for all.

From ‘The Daily Wire’:

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is set to receive a massive influx of funding thanks to the passage of the One Big Beautiful Act, giving the agency a budget that exceeds every federal law enforcement agency, including the FBI.

“President Trump’s signing the One Big Beautiful Bill is a win for law and order and the safety and security of the American people,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said. “This $165 billion in funding will help the Department of Homeland Security and our brave law enforcement further deliver on President Trump’s mandate to arrest and deport criminal illegal aliens.”

The numbers are eye-popping. ICE will get $75 billion in extra funding on top of its regular $10 billion yearly budget. That means ICE will have over $25 billion per year through 2029. For comparison, the FBI only asked for $11.3 billion for 2025.

More Agents, More Action

ICE is growing its team by 50 percent. The agency will hire 10,000 new agents and support staff to join the current 20,000 employees. These new jobs come with great pay – up to $120,000 plus bonuses for agents who work hard to protect our borders.

Former acting ICE director Jonathan Fahey explained why this matters: “The boost in staffing will enable ICE to have the resources to track down, arrest, and remove the most serious public safety threats. This will allow ICE the resources to detain and remove the 600,000 plus illegal aliens in the country with criminal records.”

Bigger Detention Space

The plan includes $45 billion to expand detention space for illegal immigrants. This means ICE can hold up to 100,000 people at once while they wait to be sent home. Another $14.4 billion will pay for deportation flights and transportation.

One former ICE agent told Newsweek: “Due to the refusal to enforce immigration law under the Biden administration, ICE needed extra resources to fix the errors and mismanagement of immigration law caused by the previous administration.”

Finishing the Wall

Remember the border wall? It’s finally getting done. The bill sets aside $46.5 billion to complete Trump’s signature border wall. This is a complete change from the previous administration, which reportedly sold off wall parts for pennies after Trump won the election.

The package also includes $3.2 billion for new border technology and $2.7 billion for robot border surveillance. Customs and Border Protection gets money to hire 6,000 new staff – half for Border Patrol and half for customs officers.

Not everyone is happy about these changes. Groups like the ACLU claim the expansion goes too far. But supporters say this is exactly what voters asked for when they elected Trump.

With these new resources, ICE is expected to reach its goal of deporting up to 1 million illegal immigrants per year. This would be a record-breaking number that sends a clear message: America’s borders matter again.

The message is clear – America is getting serious about who comes in and who stays. After years of looking the other way, our nation is fixing its front door. For those who believe in strong borders, this news couldn’t come at a better time.

Key Takeaways

• ICE will receive $75 billion in additional funding, making it America’s largest law enforcement agency
• The agency will hire 10,000 new agents with the goal of deporting up to 1 million illegal immigrants yearly
• $46.5 billion is allocated to complete the border wall Trump promised in his first term
• The funding boost reverses policies of the previous administration that critics say weakened border security

Sources: Daily Wire, Newsweek