To transfer certain unobligated funds appropriated to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the Secure America Act to the Department of Education to carry out programs under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · July 13, 2026
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.
The Fund Schools, Not ICE Act would redirect unobligated funds from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that were appropriated under the Secure America Act to the Department of Education for elementary and secondary school programs. The bill affects federal funding priorities by taking money that ICE has not yet spent and reallocating it toward education initiatives that support disadvantaged schools under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Additionally, the legislation requires the Department of Homeland Security to sell eleven immigration detention warehouses that were purchased between January and March 2026, with the sale to be completed within 60 days of the bill becoming law. The specific amount of unobligated ICE funds available for transfer is not specified in the bill text, but the legislation aims to move resources away from immigration enforcement operations and toward K-12 education support.
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