The FY2027 President's Budget requests $55.0M for Breached Bond Detention Fund, within Homeland Security's Breached Bond Detention Fund account. That is up 0.0% on the FY2026 figure of $55.0M, which is a continuing-resolution annualized figure, not an enacted appropriation.
FY2025–FY2027
| Fiscal year | Basis | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | enacted | $55.0M |
| FY2026 | CR annualized | $55.0M |
| FY2027 | request | $55.0M |
The prior-year column is a CR annualized figure — the rate a continuing resolution funds at, not an enacted appropriation. The two are different numbers and are not interchangeable. Bases are separate columns and are never summed into one figure.
Homeland Security discretionary budget authority
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What this funds
Fee Authority: The Breached Bond Detention Fund (BBDF) is authorized in Section 112 of the Department of Justice Appropriations Act of 1993 (Pub Law 102-395). This Act amended Section 286 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 by establishing in the General Fund of the Treasury, a separate account to be called the Breached Bond Detention Fund. Pursuant to statute, ICE remits the first $8.0M collected to the General Fund of the U.S. Treasury. All additional collections are deposited into the BBDF, and amounts remain available until expended. There are two sources of revenue for the BBDF: 1. Immigration bonds posted for the release of noncitizens detained by Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) field offices, as authorized by Title 8 of C.F.R. Subsection 103.6; and, 2. Application fees authorized by Section 245(i) of the Legal Immigrant and Family Equity (LIFE) Act. Fee Uses: The BBDF provides budgetary resources for detention bed expenses and other Bond Management Unit (BMU) costs incurred by ERO. The fund covers collection, bond management, detention, and litigation activities. Litigation activities target compliance from surety companies found to be delinquent in meeting their obligations. ERO's BMU administers the BBDF and supports field operations by providing guidance related to immigration bond management. The BMU also ensures compliance with bond laws, regulations, policies, and procedures through training, site visits, and technical oversight and coordinates with other ICE programs to facilitate the timely resolution of bond litigation issues, as well as for financial reporting.
Extracted from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, p. 5. Verbatim; nothing here is paraphrased.
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