Monthly archives: February, 2026

ICE’s budget under Trump is highest funded federal law enforcement agency

Via Data is Beautiful: “Get The Facts data team published a chart that visualizes the increase in ICE’s funding under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. And if you want to see some other interesting charts related to ICE’s funding, you can find them here” Sources: Congress.gov. Visualizations made with Datawrapper.

Subjects: Congress, Defense, Economy, Government Documents, Legal Research

Estimating the Costs of Troop Deployments to U.S. Cities

“Federal troop deployments to U.S. cities cost a total of $496 million in 2025, CBO estimates. Continuing current deployments will cost $93 million a month; 1,000 Guard personnel deployed to a city will cost at least $18 million a month. This letter responds to a request that the Congressional Budget Office estimate the costs associated …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research