ICE now has more money than any other federal law enforcement agency in U.S

ICE now has more money than any other federal law enforcement agency in U.S. history—and Congress can barely touch it. 💰 A recent NPR report explains how that happened. Last year, Republicans used reconciliation to give ICE $75 billion in new funding on top of its $10 billion annual budget, with almost no conditions. ⚖️ That single move shifted the balance of power. Democrats tried to use funding as leverage, pushing for reforms like requiring warrants and banning masks. But that strategy hit a wall—ICE doesn’t need Congress right now. 🚨 The agency can keep operating, hiring thousands of agents, and expanding detention capacity without asking for approval. The usual accountability that comes with annual funding requests is gone. Legal experts are calling this an unprecedented transfer of power, stripping Congress of one of its main tools to check executive overreach. Meanwhile, private prison companies like CoreCivic and GEO Group are benefiting from a system growing with little oversight. 🏢 For asylum seekers, this means facing an agency with more resources, more detention space, and less accountability than ever before. The fight for oversight isn’t over. Advocates in Congress, the courts, and communities are still pushing back. ✊ If you need help with an asylum case or getting a loved one out of immigration detention, send “CONSULT” in a direct message.