
Trump’s big bill is powering his mass deportations. Congress is starting to ask questions
Included in the Republican Party’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts is funding to power President Donald Trump’s deportation agenda. The nearly $170 billion is almost double the Department of Homeland Security’s annual budget and is raising alarms. Americans are watching scenes of immigrants being taken from city streets and job sites. Detention centers are rising in communities across the nation. The crush of new money is raising questions in Congress from lawmakers who are expected to provide oversight. Trump border czar Tom Homan insists they’re detaining and deporting the “worst of the worst.” But polling shows Americans’ views on the issue are shifting.