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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Trump wants 10,000 more deportation agents. Experts say it’s an impossible goal — and dangerous

President Donald Trump has signed into law a massive piece of legislation that hands more than $178 billion to immigration enforcement over the next decade, with $30 billion specifically for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

That injection of taxpayer cash makes the law enforcement agency one of the most expensive police forces in the world, outpacing most foreign military budgets.

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