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Not less than $350,000,000 for arrests in jurisdictions that do not cooperate

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33, section 202, Sec. 202. Written by .

Not less than $350,000,000 for arrests in jurisdictions that do not cooperate

The document says “shallWho acts: Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementHow: statuteSec. 202 in the PDF
What the document says

“(A) In general.--Not less than $350,000,000 for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for necessary expenses, in accordance with existing law, of detainer management, detainer issuance, custodial transfer, release monitoring, transportation, and arrests of covered unlawful aliens encountered in jurisdictions that are not qualified cooperating jurisdictions”

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33, Sec. 202

The ninth listed purpose sets a floor rather than a ceiling. Not less than $350,000,000 goes to necessary expenses, in accordance with existing law, of detainer management, detainer issuance, custodial transfer, release monitoring, transportation and arrests of covered unlawful aliens encountered in jurisdictions that are not qualified cooperating jurisdictions. The subparagraph adds that, for its purposes, no Indian tribal government is to be treated as a jurisdiction that is not a qualified cooperating jurisdiction. Both terms are defined later in the paragraph.

What the document actually says

“(A) In general.--Not less than $350,000,000 for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for necessary expenses, in accordance with existing law, of detainer management, detainer issuance, custodial transfer, release monitoring, transportation, and arrests of covered unlawful aliens encountered in jurisdictions that are not qualified cooperating jurisdictions”

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33, Sec. 202
That sentence, in plain words

At least $350,000,000 goes to arrest work. It covers holds, transfers, watching after release, and travel. It applies where a state or town has not signed up to work with ICE.

What this is about

This is a floor, not a cap. More may be spent, but not less. Tribal governments are left out of this rule. Land they run does not count as a place that has not signed up.

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  1. The document itself

    Secure America Act, Public Law 119-98, sec. 202, 140 Stat. 839 (2026).
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ98/html/PLAW-119publ98.htm

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    “Not less than $350,000,000 for arrests in jurisdictions that do not cooperate,” Secure America Act, section 202, Sec. 202. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/secure-america-act/proposal/sec202-arrest-operations-floor/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).

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