Omar proposes redirecting ICE funding to immigrant communities

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Sept, 21:20 · Archive

Representative Ilhan Omar has introduced legislation to redirect nearly $140 billion in ICE and Border Patrol funding.

The Make ICE Pay Act would redirect nearly $140 billion in funding from ICE and Border Patrol to communities impacted by immigration enforcement, described as 'local recovery efforts'. The proposal has attracted criticism online.

How it is being reported

• Ilhan Omar blasted as ‘un-American’ for wanting to make ICE ‘pay’ by pulling billions from immigration enforcementThe proposed bill would put $140 billion of ICE and Border Patrol funding toward "local recovery efforts."New York Post · 21 Sept, 21:07
• Omar's new legislation targeting ICE sparks outrage when the internet sees what's in it: 'Un-American'Ilhan Omar's Make ICE Pay Act would redirect nearly $140 billion in ICE and Border Patrol funding to communities impacted by immigration enforcement.Fox News · 21 Sept, 15:00

In this story: Ilhan Omar · ICE · Border Patrol

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