ICE will “turbocharge” its arrests and deportations of illegal migrants roaming the country when President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act is passed, administration officials said Tuesday.
The nearly 900-page megabill — which was approved by the Senate on Tuesday — will allow ICE to hire 10,000 new officers and double its capacity to detain illegal immigrants. It also offers a $10,000 a year bonus for immigration agents, according to the White House.
The extra resources are welcome news to ICE sources who told The Post that the administration’s ambitious 3,000-per-day arrest quota has filled detention centers to the brim.
The Trump administration gave ICE a quota of 1,800 arrests a day in January and increased the expectation in May.
It’s been “harder and harder … to make room at the detention centers” with the agency’s current budget, a source said.
Congress funded roughly 41,500 ICE detention beds at a cost of roughly $3.4 billion in fiscal year 2024, according to the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
ICE currently has 20,000 employees, according to DHS.
The agency has been scrambling to open new detention centers to keep up with the massive number of arrests, shelling out more cash than the amount Congress previously budgeted.
On Tuesday, ICE opened “Alligator Alcatraz” to much fanfare — getting a personal visit from President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The detention center, erected by the state of Florida in the middle of its alligator-infested swampland of the Everglades, will allow the feds to house up to 5,000 more illegal immigrants.
Assistant Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the funding provided by the new bill will “turbocharge” the agency’s deportation operation.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said it will not only allow ICE to ramp up its mass deportation effort but also provide “safety in numbers” by adding more personnel facing a 700% uptick in assaults.
“These rioters are cowards who’ll keep challenging us as long as they think they can get away with it,” Noem said. “DHS needs to boost its manpower and resources to both remove illegal aliens and keep things peaceful in the process.
“A larger force will provide ICE agents with the necessary protection so they can continue to carry out removals,” she added.
The bill is headed to the House for final approval before it goes to the desk of President Trump for signing, possibly by July 4.
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