The executive branch is allowed to move money appropriated by Congress from one agency to another within a department, and this Trump administration would not be the first to do so in order to make up for an ICE budget shortfall.

President Donald Trump has moved quickly to remake the Department of Homeland Security by firing the heads of the Transportation Security Administration and Coast Guard before their terms are up while eliminating all the members of a key aviation security advisory group.

Two sources familiar with the plan told NBC News the Trump administration is considering pulling funding from TSA and redirecting it to ICE.

Trump administration scrambling for more ICE funds as agency targets more than 1,200 arrests a day - Anadolu Ajansı

Trump’s federal hiring freeze and aviation security changes come under scrutiny after a fatal midair crash near D.C.

The Trump administration dismissed the leaders of the Coast Guard and the TSA, respectively. Meanwhile, Trump's nominee to lead DHS is advancing in the Senate.

The average cost to ICE to deport a single person during the Biden administration was about $10,500, sources told NBC News.

During his tenure, frontline TSA officers also received substantial ... renewed questions about aviation security. The firing of Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan eliminated the armed ...

Adding to Bernstein’s concern is the fact that TSA Administrator David Pekoske ... questions about aviation security. The firing of Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan eliminated the armed ...

Trump Fires Heads of TSA, Coast Guard and Guts Key Aviation Safety Advisory Committee President Donald Trump moved quickly to remake the Department of Homeland Security Tuesday, firing the heads ...

BREAKING NEWS: A passenger jet collided midair with a black hawk helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River in a mass casualty event in Washington DC. Just last week, Trump FIRED the heads of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Coast Guard, and… pic.twitter.com/211yDQ0I9l

The Trump Administration could start pulling money from the TSA and Coast Guard. Immigration Customs Enforcement needs more money to meet President Trump’s deportation goals. According to NBC News – ICE is facing a budget shortfall.