"The review of Pentagon border funding, co-authored by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, California Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff and nine other members of Congress, found that the Department of Defense has committed $1.3 billion for border enforcement, including troops and wall construction. And the agency's budget request for fiscal year 2026 indicated plans to spend an additional $5 billion on southern border operations alone. The report also highlighted the Pentagon's commitment to spend: $250 million to deploy troops in U.S. cities, aiding immigration operations $420 million for detention operations on military bases, including Guantanamo"
""What is clear is that the public can expect DoD to spend billions more on immigration enforcement in the near future," the report stated. The Democrats called the diversion of funds a waste of taxpayer resources, and "baffling," in light of the Republican-controlled Congress's unprecedented $170 billion allocation to the Department of Homeland Security earlier this year."
The Department of Defense has committed $1.3 billion to border enforcement, including troops and wall construction, and requested an additional $5 billion for southern border operations in FY2026. The Pentagon allocated specific funds including $250 million to deploy troops in U.S. cities and $420 million for detention operations on military bases, including Guantanamo. Additional planned spending includes reassigning military lawyers as immigration judges and air transport for detainees. Democrats described the funding diversions as wasteful and baffling given large Homeland Security appropriations. Concerns were raised about use of military resources for deportation flights, detention, and potential Posse Comitatus violations.
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