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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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David Smith in Washington

Ilhan Omar brings bill to make ICE ‘pay the price’ for terrorizing communities

masked federal agents in tactical gear stand in a cloud of tear gas
Federal agents deploy teargas in Minneapolis in January. Photograph: Alex Kormann/Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images

The US congresswoman Ilhan Omar is set to introduce a bill that would make federal immigration agencies “pay the price” for terrorising vulnerable communities, blocking nearly $140bn in funding and redirecting it to local recovery efforts, the Guardian has learned.

The Make ICE Pay Act, due to be introduced on Thursday, targets funding previously designated for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) under Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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