House Republican budget bill would give Trump $185 billion for immigration enforcement—80 times more than for protecting labor standards: U.S. government funds appropriated for immigration enforcement in fiscal year 2025, and projected under House budget legislation, compared with all annual labor standards enforcement funding (in billions)
| 2025 current funding | New funding via reconciliation | New funding via reconciliation | New funding via reconciliation | New funding via reconciliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration enforcement | $30.1 | $83.2 | $45 | $27 | $0 |
| Labor standards enforcement | $2.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Notes: The total for 2025 existing funding for immigration enforcement, not including new funds via reconciliation, includes funding for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Office of Biometric Identity Management, all of which are in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Notes: The total for 2025 existing funding for immigration enforcement, not including new funds via reconciliation, includes funding for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Office of Biometric Identity Management, all of which are in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Totals for labor standards enforcement are for fiscal year 2023, adjusted for inflation to 2025 dollars using the CPI-U, and include appropriations for all subagencies, administrations, and offices of the U.S. Department of Labor considered for “worker protection” in budget documents, including the Employee Benefits Security Administration, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, Wage and Hour Division, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Office of Labor–Management Standards, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Mine Safety and Health Administration, and the Office of the Solicitor, in addition to two other agencies not within the Department of Labor: the National Labor Relations Board and the National Mediation Board.
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor, Fiscal Year 2025—Department of Labor, Budget in Brief; National Mediation Board, Congressional Justifications, fiscal year 2024; National Labor Relations Board, Performance Budget Justification, fiscal year 2025; and U.S. Department of Homeland Security budget data are from William L. Painter, Comparing DHS Component Funding, FY2025: In Brief, Congressional Research Service, R48115, updated May 12, 2025; and U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Congressional Budget Justification Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, section on Management Directorate, n.d; H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act, 119th Congress (2025-2026). American Immigration Council, "Rapid Response Analysis: U.S. House of Representatives 2025 'Reconciliation' Spending Provisions Related to Immigration and the Border," Fact Sheet, May 2025; Adam Isacson, "$160 Billion to Detain and Deport: Congress’s 'Reconciliation' Bill is a Betrayal of Priorities and Will Harm the Most Vulnerable," Features, Washington Office on Latin America, May 22, 2025.
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