Did the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (signed July 4, 2025) allocate nearly $170 billion to the Department of Homeland Security—almost double its FY2025 discretionary budget of $64.81 billion?

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True. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act allocated $170 billion in immigration-enforcement funding—more than double DHS's FY 2025 discretionary budget of $64.81 billion. Reuters documented that the $170 billion breaks down to $30 billion for ICE operations, $46.6 billion for border-wall construction, $45 billion for detention centers, $4.1 billion for CBP hiring, and $10 billion in state reimbursement grants. The Congressional Research Service's May 12, 2025 report (R48115) showed baseline FY 2025 CBP and ICE appropriations totaled $29.66 billion, making the new enforcement funding more than fivefold the prior baseline.

Did the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (signed July 4, 2025) allocate nearly $170 billion to the Department of Homeland Security—almost double its FY2025 discretionary budget of $64.81 billion?

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