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politics23h ago
Trump 2027 budget preview hints at sweeping scale-up in core agenda
- The FY 2027 budget proposes more than $19 billion for federal law enforcement, a 15% increase.
- The budget would expand detention capacity for immigration enforcement and speed removals.
- OMB says the plan would finish the southern border wall and deploy new border security tech.
- The Coast Guard would receive a significant funding boost to curb migrants and drugs at sea.
- The budget seeks to expand ICE staffing by about two-thirds through 2029.
- Officials cite past enforcement surges as evidence that a heavier footprint reduces crime.
- The budget aligns security spending with the Working Families Tax Cut Act framework.
- The plan includes expansion of immigration courts with more judges and space.
- The administration frames a border security and crime focus as a continuation of prior policy successes.
- The plan signals a broader defense and security emphasis, including potential increases in defense budgets.
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