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Women and children disembark from a bus marked with the insignia of the ICE

#19. @realDonaldTrump: You plan to hire 10,000 more immigration officers. Are you also expanding immigration courts? #100Days100Qs

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The US spends some $20 billion per year on immigration enforcement. The budget for immigration courts is about $420 million.

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