Skip to main content

Understand. Power. Act.

The Library

New

One story, all the way down.

ICE racks up millions in medical expenses. Will N.J. taxpayers end up paying the bill?

Documents obtained from state-run University Hospital in Newark show detainee care costs between July 2025 to July 2026 came to $5.69 million.

Sources (1)· Sep 10, 2:00 PM

ice detainee medical expenses Education Health Government

Every telling

their own versions

NJ.com· Sep 10, 2:00 PMICE racks up millions in medical expenses. Will N.J. taxpayers end up paying the bill?

More like this

similar stories in the archive

Documents show DHS probed nonprofits, obtained millions of records in hunt for noncitizen votersThe Department of Homeland Security obtained tens of millions of unspecified records as part of a sweeping nationwide effort to find voter fraud, according to internal DHS reports, and weighed using undercover agents to investigate voter registration efforts by nonprofit groups. The reports from May and June by Homeland Security Investigations, a…

Stateline2d agoWhole story →

Government voter fraud investigation

'Should Concern All Americans': Records Show ICE Has Gathered 50 Million Voter Records Ahead of MidtermsDocuments obtained and released on Wednesday by the advocacy group Democracy Forward show that the investigative arm of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has gathered tens of millions of voter records ahead of the midterm elections as part of a purported effort to combat "voter fraud." Democracy Forward, which obtained the ICE documents through the…

Common Dreams2d agoWhole story →

Government midterm elections

Michigan nurse charged after immigration detainee escapesA Michigan nurse faces charges for allegedly helping a man in federal custody escape from a hospital in Ann Arbor.

Detroit Free Press8d agoWhole story →

Justice immigration detainee escape

Nurse Helped Injured Mexican Escape ICE Custody at Hospital: FedsA Michigan nurse is accused of helping an injured immigration detainee escape from a hospital while in federal custody.

Newsweek9d agoWhole story →

Justice ice detainee escape

State bill would make gunmakers pay if their weapons are recovered in shootingsGun violence costs Illinois about $20 billion each year. That figure includes direct costs like medical care and funeral expenses and indirect costs such as loss of income and childcare.

Chicago Sun-Times1mo agoWhole story →

Justice illinois gun legislation

Pa. hospital fights federal government over status that will cost it millionsMount Nittany Medical Center wants to restore its sole community hospital status, warning the loss could cost over $15M annually.

Mechanicsburg Patriot News10d agoWhole story →

Health hospital medicare status dispute

More than half of insured Americans fear a major medical billHealth insurance is supposed to protect people from high medical costs and help them get the care they need. But a new survey of 1,887 people with health insurance conducted from May through July of this year by GoodRx, a platform for medication savings, shows that having coverage doesn’t always mean having affordable access

ABC17News.com1mo agoWhole story →

Health healthcare affordability concerns

New Mexico Democrat blocks bipartisan bill aimed toward protecting taxpayers from data center costsSen. Martin Heinrich blocked an effort to fast-track the bill through the Senate, arguing the bill does not go far enough to protect taxpayers from the costs of data centers.

Salt Lake City Deseret News21d agoWhole story →

Economy Martin Heinrich HR 9340 house passes hr 9340

ICE racks up millions in medical expenses. Will N.J. taxpayers end up paying the bill? – KnowGov