Dumping $70 billion into ICE with zero reforms or guardrails ignores what the public actually wants — nearly 3 in 4 Americans supported reforming or abolishing the agency outright. Republicans used budget reconciliation to steamroll Democratic demands for basic safeguards like judicial warrants, locking in unchecked enforcement through Trump's entire term. That money could have gone toward lowering health care costs or groceries instead of funding an agency a plurality of Americans say makes the country less safe.