ICE Quiz Sources

FBI

$10.1 billion 

fy2026 request fbi.gov

ICE is bigger

NIP (CIA, NSA, mostly money for contractors apparently?)

$73.4 billion 

fy2025 dni.gov

ICE is smaller

MIP (Military Intelligence)

$28.2 billion 

Fy2025 defense.gov

ICE is bigger

The US Army

$197.4 billion

Fy2026 request https://www.asafm.army.mil/Budget-Materials/

ICE is smaller

The US Marine Corps

$57.2 billion 

Fy2026 https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2025-06-26/marines-budget-2026-18253650.html

ICE is smaller

The US Coast Guard

Fy2026 $14.5 billion + $13.2 billion in discretionary funding ($27.7 billion total) 

https://www.uscg.mil/Budget/

ICE is bigger

National Guard

$32.9 billion

Fy2024 usafacts.org 

ICE is smaller

The US Space Force

Fy2026 $39.9B ($26.1B in discretionary and $13.8B in mandatory), an increase of $11.3B from the FY 2025 enacted budget

https://www.saffm.hq.af.mil/FM-Resources/Budget/Air-Force-Presidents-Budget-FY26/

ICE is smaller

NASA

Fy2026 $18.8 billion, which is a 24% or $6 billion decrease compared to the 2025 budget

https://www.nasa.gov/fy-2026-budget-request/

ICE is bigger

SpaceX

~$6 billion in 2023 (not public, claimed to have 3 billion in profit on 9 billion in revenue)

https://www.inc.com/chloe-aiello/how-elon-musk-leaned-on-starlink-to-achieve-profitability-at-spacex.html

ICE is bigger

Federal Prison System

$8.3 billion fy2025

https://www.forbes.com/sites/walterpavlo/2025/04/01/under-budget-pressure-bureau-of-prisons-to-cut-halfway-house-time/

ICE is bigger

California State Prison System (largest state prison system budget)

Fy2026 $13.9 billion 

https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

ICE is bigger

Not so fun fact: Texas has more inmates (225,480 compared to CA 192,694) and a budget of 8 billion.

Department of Agriculture

Fy2026 $23 billion, a reduction of nearly $7 billion (22.55%) from the 2025 enacted level.

https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2026-usda-budget-summary.pdf

ICE is bigger

National Science Foundation

Fy2026 $3.9 billion

https://www.nsf.gov/about/budget/fy2026

ICE is bigger

South Dakota

Fy2026 $7.29 billion 

https://www.nasbo.org/mainsite/resources/proposed-enacted-budgets/southdakota-budget

ICE is bigger

Colorado

Fy2026 $44 billion

https://coloradonewsline.com/2025/04/28/colorado-polis-signs-state-budget/

ICE is smaller

Georgia (state)

$73.04 billion

https://www.nasbo.org/mainsite/resources/proposed-enacted-budgets/georgia-budget

ICE is smaller

Georgia (country)

Fy2025 26.9 billion GEL(Georgian Lari) ($9.89 billion USD)

https://www.transparency.ge/en/post/brief-analysis-draft-state-budget-2025

ICE is bigger

Kenya

fy2025/26 4.2 trillion shillings (about 32.5 billion U.S. dollars)

https://english.news.cn/africa/20250613/ebb644e043af47748a5ae37dbc947c29/c.html

ICE is smaller

Congo

Fy2025 50,691.8 billion Congolese francs (approximately $17.2 billion)

https://bankable.africa/en/news/0206-1254-drc-assembly-examines-rectifying-budget

ICE is bigger

Iran

Fy2025 950 trillion tomans ($9.88 billion USD)

https://www.asriran.com/fa/news/1007457/%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%AC%D9%87-%DB%B1%DB%B4%DB%B0%DB%B4-%D8%A8%D9%87-%DB%B9%DB%B5%DB%B0-%D9%87%D9%85%D8%AA-%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%B2%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B2%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4-%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%B1%DB%8C

ICE is bigger

NVIDIA

~$62 billion expenses

https://investor.nvidia.com/news/press-release-details/2025/NVIDIA-Announces-Financial-Results-for-Fourth-Quarter-and-Fiscal-2025/

ICE is smaller

Contempt Provision Stricken

https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/06/senate-judiciarys-updated-megabill-text-omits-provision-limiting-judicial-powers-00430646

People are bad at numbers

https://www.npr.org/2024/01/03/1198909057/brain-struggles-big-numbers-neuroscience