What ICE’s Rapid Expansion Could Mean for Your Community

The Assignment with Audie Cornish

President Trump's megabill sets Immigration and Customs Enforcement up to be the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency. Journalist Garrett Graff tells Audie how a relatively new federal agency rose to the top and why people should “get used to” seeing ICE agents in their community.

Garrett Graff writes the newsletter Doomsday Scenario and hosts the Long Shadow podcast.

For more CNN reporting on ICE’s expansion: https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/09/politics/ice-cbp-police-los-angeles-immigration

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