Increase pay for federal law enforcement officers performing immigration enforcement operations in high-risk areas.

today introduced the Increased Compensation for Enforcement and Federal Retention for Officers in Strategic Theaters or (ICE FROST) Act to increase pay for federal law enforcement officers performing immigration enforcement operations in high-risk areas across the country

Steube introduced the ICE FROST Act, which would raise pay for federal officers doing immigration enforcement in high-risk areas.

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The ICE FROST Act establishes an annual 25% supplemental bonus payment for federal law enforcement officers performing immigration enforcement operations.

The bill would create a 25% annual bonus for federal law enforcement officers involved in immigration enforcement.

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The bill also provides an additional annual 15% supplemental bonus payment for such personnel serving in hazardous duty areas designated as having elevated violent crime levels, transnational criminal organizations, significant concentrations of illegal aliens, and documented threats or assaults against federal law enforcement officers.

The bill would add a 15% bonus for officers in designated hazardous duty areas with high violence and immigration-enforcement risks.

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The legislation also establishes additional surcharges on certain overseas remittance payments to help offset the cost of the supplemental bonus payments.

The bill would add remittance surcharges to finance the officer bonus payments.

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The House narrowly passed a $70 billion immigration enforcement bill and sent it to the president. The measure provides $38 billion for ICE, $26 billion for the Border Patrol, and $5 billion for unforeseen costs.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Concrete congressional action in the lookback window moved immigration-enforcement funding forward, including money for Border Patrol operations tied to immigration enforcement.

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House passes $70B bill to fund immigration enforcement for 3 years, sending to Trump
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The bill included more than $9.5 billion to help hire and pay Border Patrol agents, along with other immigration-enforcement funding, and was sent to the White House for signature.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This is the closest available evidence to a pay increase for federal officers doing immigration enforcement: the enacted package explicitly funds hiring and pay for Border Patrol agents, though it does not prove a targeted high-risk-area pay premium.

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Congress passes $70B for immigration enforcement, ending months-long fight
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The President has also directed the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to use other special pay authorities to provide an additional approximately 2.8 percent pay increase for certain law enforcement officials, in line with the planned 3.8 percent military pay increase. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) – law enforcement, including Border Patrol Agents, CBP Officers, Air and Marine Interdiction Agents Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel including – Criminal Investigators (Special Agents), Detention and Deportation Officers, Deportation Officers, and Technical Enforcement Officers

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): OPM documents an implemented law-enforcement special pay increase that includes CBP and ICE personnel, which partially matches the promise. It does not show Steube's requested 25%/15% targeted bonus for high-risk immigration-enforcement areas.

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2026 Special Rates for Certain Law Enforcement Personnel
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Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) today introduced the Increased Compensation for Enforcement and Federal Retention for Officers in Strategic Theaters or (ICE FROST) Act to increase pay for federal law enforcement officers performing immigration enforcement operations in high-risk areas across the country. The ICE FROST Act establishes an annual 25% supplemental bonus payment for federal law enforcement officers performing immigration enforcement operations. The bill also provides an additional annual 15% supplemental bonus payment for such personnel serving in hazardous duty areas designated as having elevated violent crime levels, transnational criminal organizations, significant concentrations of illegal aliens, and documented threats or assaults against federal law enforcement officers.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Steube introduced legislation directly matching the promise's high-risk immigration-enforcement pay structure, but introduction alone is an attempt rather than enacted delivery.

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Rep. Steube Introduces the ICE FROST Act – Congressman Steube
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