House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries warned during a lengthy floor speech on 3 July that President Donald Trump’s proposed “One Big Beautiful Bill” would dramatically expand immigration enforcement, declaring it would “unleash a deportation machine on steroids” if enacted. Jeffries said the legislation would direct about $170 billion to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which he argued would make ICE the most heavily funded federal law-enforcement agency and risk sweeping up even American citizens — a possibility he insisted was “not hyperbole.” Republicans welcomed the remark, contending that stepped-up removals are precisely what voters expect and using Jeffries’ language to bolster support among holdouts. The House is expected to schedule a vote once debate ends, though leaders had not announced a timetable by Thursday afternoon.