Trump Signs $70 Billion Immigration Bill, Capping Lengthy Fight over ICE Funding

Trump Signs $70 Billion Immigration Enforcement Funding Bill

A new law signed by President Donald Trump will provide the Department of Homeland Security with about $70 billion in additional funding, significantly expanding federal immigration enforcement efforts through 2029. As reported by The Guardian, the measure allocates roughly $38 billion to ICE, $26 billion to Customs and Border Protection, and $5 billion to broader DHS operations. The funding is expected to support border personnel, deportation p…

Trump’s outrages must be stopped

During the past week Donald Trump continued his unauthorized war on Iran, proposed a nearly $2 billion slush fund for his cronies and urged the Senate to give him $70 billion so ICE can evict a million more immigrants, the great majority of whom have committed no crime. Mainers should be outraged. Meanwhile, he and […]

Trump invokes wartime law for $700 million coal bailout, and critics vow a court fight

By turning to the Defense Production Act — a Cold War-era statute typically used to accelerate U.S. industrial production during times of need — President Donald Trump is sending $700 million to U.S. coal plants. Environmental advocates have sharply criticized the decision, saying taxpayers are being made to prop up one of the nation's most polluting and costly energy sources. What happened? At a White House press conference, as reported by The …

Trump signs bill giving nearly $70B to immigration enforcement agenda through end of term

President Donald Trump signed a bill into law on Wednesday that gives his immigration and deportation agenda a nearly $70 billion boost for the rest of his time in the

Bailing out coal locks in higher costs

People and businesses nationwide are reckoning with rapidly rising electricity costs. Last year, 80 million people struggled to afford their utility bills, according to data from the U.S. Department of Energy.

President Trump Signs $70 Billion Measure Funding ICE Through 2029

President Donald Trump has signed a $70 billion spending package into law that will fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) through the end of his term in office. This comes after House lawmakers narrowly approved the measure in a vote Wednesday by a vote of 214 to 212, according to NPR. Signing this bill into [...] The post President Trump Signs $70 Billion Measure Funding ICE Through 2029 appeared first on The Maine Wire.