Rep. Haley Stevens Cosponsors Bill to Redirect ICE Funding to Local Law Enforcement

H.R. 7163 is the Latest of Stevens’ Efforts to Reform ICE and Hold the Trump Administration Accountable

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the wake of two Americans being killed at the hands of Trump’s lawless and out of control Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Congresswoman Haley Stevens (D-MI) announced she will cosponsor H.R. 7163, a proposal to divert ICE’s $75 billion slush fund to state and local law enforcement agencies.

“Donald Trump’s ICE is out of control—this situation requires real reform and real accountability. Trump’s ICE Agents have now killed two American citizens in broad daylight and they are putting more Americans in danger every single day,” said Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens. “Not one penny more should go to ICE. Kristi Noem must be impeached. It’s past time for Donald Trump to listen to state and local officials and call off his lawless federal agents. We’ve heard today from law enforcement leaders in Minnesota who want to keep their communities safe, but are being blocked from accessing evidence and information about these crimes.”

H.R. 7163 would help hire and train 200,000 local police officers nationwide, investing in proven law enforcement personnel who have real ties to the communities they serve.

• The bill would move the additional funding granted to ICE in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to local law enforcement agencies, leaving the agency with historically normal funding levels to conduct traditional immigration enforcement operations.
• It would reallocate $29.85 billion in funds for ICE’s enforcement and operations to the COPS Hiring Program (and waive the program’s traditional matching contribution requirements for small jurisdictions).
• It would reallocate $45 billion in funds designated for ICE’s detention capacity to the Byrne JAG program, which provides funding to support training, crime victim assistance, and crime prevention. 

Stevens has been leading the fight to hold ICE accountable in Congress and to rein in Donald Trump’s repeated abuses of power during his Administration.

Last week, Stevens voted against the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill, refusing to fund ICE’s operations without major reforms or accountability measures.

• Last year, Stevens cosponsored the VISIBLE Act to prohibit ICE agents from wearing masks and concealing their identities.
• Stevens joined over 150 of her colleagues in demanding ICE end its surge of officers in Minnesota and conduct a thorough investigation into the death of Renee Nicole Good at the hands of an ICE agent.
• Stevens and her Michigan colleague, Rep. Hillary Scholten, demanded an investigation into the death of Nenko Gantchev, an individual who died in ICE custody in Baldwin, Michigan.
• Following a lack of accountability or answers related to Gantchev’s death and the death of Renee Nicole Good, Stevens called for the immediate removal of Secretary Kristi Noem and cosponsored an effort to impeach her in the House of Representatives.
• Stevens voted against the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which gave ICE its nearly $75 billion windfall.
• Stevens introduced the Stop Trump’s Abuse of Power Act, legislation to prevent the President from deploying the military against Americans without express consent from state officials, an authoritarian tactic this President has used repeatedly to fuel fear and intimidation during aggressive ICE crackdowns.
• Stevens voted against the Laken Riley Act, which would sweep thousands of people into jails and detention centers at enormous taxpayer expense while diverting key law enforcement resources and potentially violating civil liberties.
• Stevens has repeatedly voted and spoken out against unconstitutional efforts to demonize immigrants and subject them to racial profiling and gross violations of their basic rights.

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