Fund Schools, Not ICE Act

Sponsor: Greg Stanton (Democratic-AZ)July 13, 2026

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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Schools would get funds from immigration enforcement, and specific detention centers would be sold.

This bill would move unspent money from immigration enforcement to help fund schools across the country. It would also require the government to sell 11 specific immigration detention centers within 60 days. This means more resources for student programs and changes to how some immigration facilities are managed.

What Would Change

Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has unspent money, and the Department of Homeland Security owns 11 specific immigration detention warehouses. If this bill passes, those unspent ICE funds would go to the Department of Education for school programs. Also, the Department of Homeland Security would have to sell those 11 specific detention warehouses within 60 days.

Key Provisions

Transfers unspent money from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the Department of Education for school programs.
Requires the Department of Homeland Security to sell 11 specific immigration detention warehouses within 60 days.
Defines 'covered immigration detention warehouse' as 11 specific facilities bought for detention between January 1, 2026, and March 31, 2026.

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Fund Schools, Not ICE Act

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