Angie Craig will support legislation to establish a federal grant program using previously appropriated ICE and CBP funds to reimburse states, nonprofits, and small businesses for damages caused by ICE enforcement operations.

Today, U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (MN-02) and Ilhan Omar (MN-05) introduced legislation that would establish a federal grant program to reimburse states for costs incurred and damages caused by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Make ICE Pay Act would direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish this grant program using $139,575,630,000 in federal funding previously appropriated to ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This funding would be available to states targeted by President Trump’s reckless and lawless immigration enforcement operations – including Minnesota, California, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, North Carolina and Oregon – and would be distributed to impacted nonprofits and small businesses.

Craig introduced the Make ICE Pay Act, which would create a HUD grant program funded by prior ICE and CBP appropriations to reimburse states and distribute funding to impacted nonprofits and small businesses.

Reps. Craig, Omar Introduce Legislation to Reimburse Minnesota and Other States for Damages Inflicted by ICE | Congresswoman Angie Craig
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