Trump administration seeks Tampa office space, reportedly for ICE

Driving the news: The General Services Administration released a list in September of cities where the government hopes to set up shop.

• The Trump administration is looking for 10-year leases in nearly two dozen metropolitan areas, including Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers and Jacksonville.
• The listing doesn't specify what the buildings will be used for, but states that they'll be in "support of administrative operations for law enforcement."
• The GSA and the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment.

Between the lines: NPR and the Washington Post both reported that the office space request is being made on behalf of ICE.

What they're saying: "We're looking at new facilities to purchase," Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Thursday.

• "We're hardening all of our buildings and making sure that we have more security measures, snipers on the roof, people to protect our law enforcement while they're out there on the streets," she said.

Context: After the influx of money from Trump's signature "one big beautiful" act, law enforcement has the budget to execute the president's goal of conducting massive immigration raids and deploying troops wherever Trump sees fit.

• The act allocates more than $100 billion to ICE and border enforcement through September 2029.