President Donald Trump’s spending cuts and border security package would inject hundreds of billions of dollars into his mass deportation agenda.

As part of the so-called “ Big, Beautiful Bill” passed Thursday, Congress appropriated approximately $170 billion to fund the construction of new immigration detention centers, an increased budget for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security and additions to Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall.

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington is seen on June 27, 2025. The U.S. House of Representatives on July 3 passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which would enact key provisions of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda on taxes and immigration. (OSV New photo/Elizabeth Frantz, Reuters)