“ICE has received more than 200,000 applications from patriotic Americans who want to defend the homeland by removing the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens from the U.S. Americans are answering their country’s call to serve and help remove murderers, pedophiles, rapists, terrorists, and gang members from our country,” Noem said in a statement. While many government workers were furloughed or pushed to work without pay during the government shutdown, ICE agents received a “super check” including “4 days loss, their overtime, and their next pay period” which drew from the copious funds provided by Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, Noem said on X. The megabill, which was ratified in early July, provided the agency with $75 billion in extra funding, with $30 million set aside for arrest and deportation efforts and the rest dedicated to expanding detention capabilities.
Author: Caitlin McCormack
Published at: 2025-11-09 23:27:29
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