Stanton, Ansari, Grijalva Introduce Bill to Redirect ICE Funding to Public Schools, Require Sale of Detention Warehouses

This press release from Representative Greg Stanton (D-AZ) was published on 2026-07-17 and titled "Stanton, Ansari, Grijalva Introduce Bill to Redirect ICE Funding to Public Schools, Require Sale of Detention Warehouses".

Stanton, Ansari, Grijalva Introduce Bill to Redirect ICE Funding to Public Schools, Require Sale of Detention Warehouses

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04), Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), and Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07) introduced the Fund Schools, Not ICE Act. The legislation would redirect billions of dollars in funding passed as part of Republicans’ second reconciliation bill for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to Title I schools, and require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to sell 11 recently purchased warehouse detention facilities.