American taxpayers are paying out over $300 million a year to fund health care services to illegal aliens in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to the agency’s year-end report.
The report (pdf), published on Dec. 30, states ICE’s operational budget for fiscal year 2022 “approached” $324 million. Funding for ICE is allocated by Congress.
“During this time, it provided direct care – including medical and dental health services – to over 118,000 noncitizens housed at 19 IHSC-operated facilities throughout the United States, which exceeded 1.1 million visits over the course of the fiscal year,” the report states. IHSC stands for ICE Health Service Corps….