Washington, DC – As exclusively reported by CNBC on Wednesday, America’s Voice released a new report making the economic case against President Trump’s mass deportation agenda. The report argues that his policies have driven up prices for groceries, housing, and healthcare while causing local economies to contract. America’s Voice calls this economic damage the “ICE Tax.”
The report arrives as ICE faces mounting scrutiny. CNBC notes the agency took a record 46,000 people into custody last month alone and has drawn criticism this year over aggressive tactics and a series of officer-involved killings. In addition to building its case for reform on economic grounds, America’s Voice has also repeatedly condemned ICE for its flagrant violations of the law and violent tactics in communities across the country.
Read more on the End the ICE Tax report from CNBC:
“President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign has caused the costs of groceries, homes and healthcare to rise and local economies to contract, a new report from the pro-immigration advocacy group America’s Voice.
“The group deems those added costs the “ICE Tax” — a reference to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — and on Wednesday released data, first shared with CNBC, putting dollar figures on the ways they say Trump’s policies are hurting the economy. […]
“The report calls for Congress and the White House to end the “ICE Tax,” a messaging campaign launched three months before the 2026 midterm election, in which cost-of-living and Trump’s immigration policy are both key issues. […]
“America’s Voice analyzed 12 months of federal price data ending in June and found costs are rising fastest for foods whose production relies heavily on immigrant labor. The price of lettuce is up 32.1%; canned fruit has risen 7.9%; and fresh citrus and apples are have spiked 6.3% and 7.1%, respectively. That all came as core inflation, which excludes food and energy, rose 2.6% in the same period. […]
“‘That is the ICE tax. It is not a line item anyone votes on or a rate anyone sets. It is the diffuse, compounding cost that lands on families when the government pours its resources into deporting workers instead of into bringing costs down: pricier groceries, a house that costs more to build, costlier care for aging parents, a shuttered bakery on the corner, a job site gone quiet,” the America’s Voice report states.”
Read the full report from CNBC here.
Read America’s Voice’s full End the ICE Tax report here.
