WASHINGTON -- The crush of new money for the Trump administration's border and mass deportation policies is setting off alarms in Congress and beyond, raising questions from lawmakers in both major political parties who are expected to provide oversight.

President Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan visited Capitol Hill just weeks after Inauguration Day with other administration officials and a singular message: They needed money for the White House's border security and mass deportation agenda.

By summer, Congress delivered.

The Republican Party's big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts that Trump signed into law July 4 included what's arguably the biggest boost of funds yet to the Department of Homeland Security -- nearly $170 billion, almost double its annual budget.

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