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among the 5 US militaries, ICE is bigger than two of them combined:
US NAVY: $292B USAF: $249.5B US Army: $179.4B ICE: $75B US marines: $57.2B US Coast Guard: $14.5 B
Marines are supposed to be underfunded, they make do with less. They also pass their audits, unlike literally everyone else.
still, having a secret police with a budget greater than practically every nation's military is a dystopian nightmare
There's a caveat that money doesn't equal effectiveness and mass hiring a bunch of randos isn't gonna get you the best people.