https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna184677
The article reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is facing a $230 million budget shortfall, which could impede President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to increase deportations of undocumented immigrants. This financial gap exists even before accounting for the additional costs associated with mass deportations. The shortfall is attributed to ICE’s operations outpacing its $8.7 billion annual budget, partly due to increased removals of migrants deemed ineligible for asylum following policy changes by the Biden administration. The continuing resolution spending bill introduced in Congress is expected to extend current funding levels until March 14, but may not address ICE’s existing financial challenges.