BREAKING: In the Middle of the Night, Republicans Ram Through $70B of ICE Funding

About this episode

Jo Carducci interviews Senator Andy Kim about the implications of a $70 billion funding increase for ICE.

While most Americans were sleeping, Republicans rammed through another $70 billion funding increase for ICE, lasting for the remainder of Trump’s second term and increasing the federal deficit in the process. The vote dragged from Wednesday night into the early morning hours on Thursday, with only two Republican senators, Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Rand Paul (Kentucky) joining Democrats in voting no. On this episode of The Siren Podcast, Jo sits down with New Jersey Senator Andy Kim to discuss the dangers and destructiveness of this latest funding bill. As Senator Kim told us: “ICE has become basically an equivalent of a military operation, right? It’s funded higher than most countries fund their militaries.” We’ve already seen ICE’s massive budget used to terrorize Americans on the streets of their cities, resulting in the executions of two U.S. citizens and illegal detainment of countless people. Detainees have reported rampant, unsafe health conditions within ICE detention centers, with access to medical treatment often being denied by agents. Children are routinely blocked from visiting with their families, and relatives are completely left in the dark when a loved one is…

People in this episode

Host: Jo Carducci

Guest: Andy Kim

Topics covered

• ICE funding
• political decisions
• government spending
• immigration enforcement
• Senate vote
• public safety
• health conditions in detention

Keywords

• ICE
• funding
• Senate
• Andy Kim
• immigration
• politics
• health conditions
• public safety
• government spending

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ICE, DHS

Places: Alaska, Kentucky, Minnesota

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