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title: "US Media Accuses Police of Profiting from Anti-Immigration Programs"
description: "A WSJ investigation revealed that US police are earning millions from DHS anti-immigration programs, receiving large payouts even with minimal arrests."
date: 2026-10-03T10:44:57.000Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/us-media-accuses-police-of-profiting-from-immigration-programs
tags: [usa, immigration, police, dhs, investigation]
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# US Media Accuses Police of Profiting from Anti-Immigration Programs

![US police during a protest against illegal immigration](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/03/amerikanskie-smi-obvinili-policiyu-v-vygode-ot-migracii/amerikanskie-smi-obvinili-policiyu-v-vygode-ot-migracii-1.webp)

## 🎯 Key Points

- The US DHS paid local police large sums for participating in the anti-immigration campaign.
- Compensation was calculated by the number of officers rather than actual arrests.
- Many agencies in sparsely populated regions joined the program for equipment and vehicle bonuses.
- The efficiency of local forces in actually detaining migrants proved extremely low.

The Trump administration launched a large-scale program involving American police in operations against illegal immigration. According to a Wall Street Journal investigation published on October 2, 2026, federal funding turned the anti-immigration campaign into a source of massive profits for local law enforcement agencies, with payouts for individual arrests in some cases exceeding 2 million dollars.

### Financial Mechanisms and Funding Loopholes

Funding is allocated through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) task force program. The compensation mechanism is structured so that payouts are calculated based on the number of participating personnel rather than the actual number of arrests. Simply transferring a single deportable imigrant grants the agency the right to 60,000 dollars per officer annually. Additionally, departments receive one-time bonuses for purchasing patrol vehicles, quarterly technical subsidies, and overtime pay.

### Scale of Participation and Contradictory Data

### Contradictory Data

On one hand, administration officials emphasize the importance of involving local forces in border security and internal order, noting the allocation of hundreds of dollars in support of regional agencies from January 2025 to August 2026. On the other hand, journalistic investigations and efficiency analyses reveal that thousands of local departments in sparsely populated regions with minimal migrant populations register in the program solely for financial gain, making few or no arrests at all.

### Program Efficiency and Public Reaction

Despite multimillion-dollar injections from the federal budget and additional state funds, the actual effectiveness of local police forces remains extremely low relative to total arrests nationwide. Critics of the program point to the misuse of taxpayer funds and the creation of artificial incentives for sheriffs in small counties, where participation is motivated solely by the opportunity to upgrade fleets and receive extra budget funding.

## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification

- [В сообщениях американских СМИ утверждается, что полиция получает прибыль от программ, направленных против иммиграции.](https://www.vietnam.vn/ru/bao-my-to-cao-chuyen-canh-sat-truc-loi-tu-chuong-trinh-chong-nhap-cu) - Основной источник информации о расследовании Wall Street Journal относительно финансирования антииммиграционной полиции США.

## ❓ FAQ

### Q: How much did police departments receive for participating in the program?
**A:** Payouts were calculated based on the number of registered officers (up to $60,000 per person annually) and included bonuses of up to $100,000 for purchasing vehicles and quarterly subsidies.

### Q: What was the actual efficiency of local agencies?
**A:** Efficiency was extremely low: many units in sparsely populated counties received funding while making only a few or even zero arrests during the reporting period.