The Budget for ICE deportations next year will be larger than the budget for the U.S. Marines.
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Key budget details for FY 2026:
- ICE: Multiple reports from July and August 2025 project ICE's total budget to be between $27.7 billion and $30 billion or more, which includes a base budget plus significant supplemental funding. This large increase is due to a budget bill passed in mid-2025 that allocated $75 billion for ICE over four years.
- Marine Corps: The Marine Corps requested $57.2 billion for FY 2026.
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As of October 2025, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) budget is projected to be larger than the Marine Corps budget for fiscal year (FY) 2026
. Recent budget bills have dramatically increased ICE's funding, surpassing the Marines' total budget request.
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FY 2026 budget estimates
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): Several sources indicate that ICE's FY 2026 budget is approximately $29.9 billion, based on a budget bill passed in July 2025 that allocated $75 billion over four years. This is a significant increase from previous years and includes:
- $29.9 billion for enforcement and removal operations.
- $45 billion over four years for expanding detention capacity to over 100,000 individuals.
- Marine Corps: The Marine Corps' FY 2026 budget request is for $57.2 billion, which is a component of the larger Department of the Navy budget. This request includes funding for aircraft, drones, weapons, and facility modernization.
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Context for comparison
While the Marine Corps' budget request appears higher, comparing the final budgets can be complex due to the specifics of the supplemental funding allocated to ICE:
- ICE funding structure: The $75 billion allocated to ICE is a multi-year appropriation, available through September 2029. Sources report that the average annual allocation is about $18.7 billion, but the Trump administration could front-load the spending, increasing the amount available for FY 2026.
- Defining the budget: The Marine Corps' $57.2 billion is a specific request for a single fiscal year. For ICE, the total spending is determined by its base budget plus the supplemental funds it actually spends in FY 2026, which could potentially surpass the Marine Corps' figure depending on how quickly the agency spends the new money.
Therefore, while the initial request for the Marine Corps is higher, ICE's ability to draw on its new multi-year funding could result in a larger budget for FY 2026.
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