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8. For border and interior enforcement the budget over 4 years is 170 billion

Wed Dec 3, 2025, 11:04 PM

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It isn't clear how many people have been deported, let alone how many have committed any crime. But estimates are from 300-500,000. This is comparable to deportations under President Biden.
Of course it can be taken for granted that under President Trump the amount of money stolen and wasted from the 170 billion will be orders of magnitude greater than under President Biden.
And of course the levrl of chaos and fear haven't been seen since since Operation Wetback under President Eisenhower.

But it seems to me that they are preparing the ground for something bigger.

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/big-budget-act-creates-deportation-industrial-complex

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/09/nx-s1-5599987/evidence-shows-dhs-claims-about-deportations-since-january-are-not-accurate

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/biden-deportation-record

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Wetback

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