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James Lankford: “ICE has 21,000 of that, 250,000 plus [employees in the…”

Featuring: James Lankford, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS

Published February 26, 2026 | Video Starts at 01:11

In fact, ICE is a very small portion of the Department of Homeland Security. There are about 250,000 total employees across all entities in the Department of Homeland security. ICE has 21,000 of that, 250,000 plus [employees in the Department of Homeland Security]. It is a very small group, but they're determined they're going to defund ICE. But what they're actually defunding is not just ICE. They've also defunded U.S. citizenship and Immigration Services. (01:11–01:17)

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Asserts that ICE employs 21,000 people out of over 250,000 in the Department of Homeland Security.

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