The passage of the Big Beautiful Bill last week allocated some $170.7 billion to Immigration and Customs Enforcement so that the Trump administration can engage in their mission of mass deportations, which was a key component of his presidential campaign.
Bass is right, that ICE's budget is larger than the military budget of almost 200 nations across the world and is only topped by the United States Armed Forces and that of China. The job of ICE is to deport illegal immigrant criminals, and other illegal immigrants, as well as to secure the border along with Border Patrol.
They gave ICE a budget bigger than most of the world’s militaries.
— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) July 5, 2025
Instead of investing in housing, jobs, or health care, they’re funding fear — tearing families apart in our neighborhoods.
These raids must end.