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Original Date Announced
January 1, 2019USCIS seeks to transfer over $200 million into ICE for immigration enforcement purposes, including hiring over 300 law enforcement officers. USCIS is primarily funded through filing fees, which are deposited into the “Immigration Examination Fees Account” to fund the cost of processing immigration benefit applications and associated support benefits. In the 2019 budget justification that USCIS submitted to Congress, it requested to transfer $207.6 million out of IEFA — and the agency altogether — into ICE's budget. [ID #369]
USCIS Budget Overview: Fiscal Year 2019 Congressional JustificationEffective Date
January 1, 2019Current Status
Not in effectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: ProposedTrump Administration Action: Change in PracticeSubject Matter: Interior