The House of Representatives has approved a $70 billion immigration enforcement package, overcoming Democrat opposition and funding President Donald J. Trump’s border security agenda until the end of his term.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: The House of Representatives has passed a $70 billion package for immigration enforcement and border security after a narrow vote. The bill has already been approved by the Senate. 📺 DETAIL: Officially called The Secure America Act, the bill was passed by a narrow 214-212 vote on Tuesday. All Republicans present voted for the package, while every Democrat voted against the bill. The bill allocates $38 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), $26 billion for Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and establishes a $5 billion discretionary fund for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The discretionary fund will be controlled by Secretary for Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin. Republican lawmakers used the budget reconciliation process to bypass Democrat obstruction. The package funds the affected agencies through fiscal year 2029. 💬 KEY QUOTE: “They [Democrats] have made it crystal clear. They have made it crystal clear, the Democrat Party in Washington, that they want to go back to open borders. And we’re not going to do that. And we’re not going to do that.” – House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) following the vote on Tuesday 🎯 IMPACT: The bill represents a significant victory for President Donald J. Trump and the administration’s border security agenda. Having been passed by both the House and the Senate, the bill now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law. He intends to sign the bill tomorrow. 📺 FLASHBACK: In late April, Congress passed a spending bill to fund DHS minus ICE and CBP through September. The bill was passed to end a 76-day shutdown, the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history. President Trump signed the bill into law on the same day. The months-long shutdown was the result of gridlock induced by the Democrats, who objected to funding ICE and CBP. In response, Republican lawmakers vowed to fund the agencies with this separate package. |
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP will sign the ICE-and-CBP reconciliation bill tomorrow.
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) June 9, 2026
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