Guns and Guided Missile Warheads: Trump Admin Surged Domestic Weapons Spending Report Says

Kristi Noem's ICE spends fortune on chemical weapons and guided missile warheads

The $170 billion in new funding for immigration enforcement operations that the Republican Party included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act earlier this year led some to warn that the Trump administration was ramping up spending at anti-immigration agencies not just to fund its attacks on migrants, ...

Trump’s ICE Jacks Up Weapons Spending by 700%—Including ‘Guided Missile Warheads’

New report reveals alarming increase in ICE spending on weaponry under Trump administration, raising concerns about use of federal forces in US communities.

ICE cranks up weapons spending by 700% during Trump anti-immigrant crackdown

In addition to guns and body armor, records show the agency bought chemical weapons and 'guided missile warheads and explosive components.'

Guns and Guided Missile Warheads: Trump Admin Surged Domestic Weapons Spending Report Says

The Trump administration’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) has reportedly surged spending this year on domestic weapons — including guns, chemical weapons, explosives, and guided missile warheads — by 700 percent. “Records from the Federal Procurement Data System reveal that ICE has increased spending on ‘small arms, ordnance, and ordnance accessories manufacturing’ by 700% compared to 2024 levels,” according to a report by Popu…

ICE Spent 700% More on Weapons. What They Bought Will Terrify You.

Donald Trump is arming his masked immigration agents with increasingly lethal weapons.

ICE boosts weapons spending 700%

A Federal agent threatens protestors at Delaney Hall Detention Facility on June 13, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Andres Kudacki/Getty Images)U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has sharply increased its spending on weapons in 2025, according to an analysis of federal government contracting data by Popular Information. Records from the Federal Procurement Data System reveal that ICE has increased spending on “small arms, ordna…