President Trump signed the Secure America Act, a nearly $70 billion package funding ICE, Customs and Border Protection and other Homeland Security operations through the rest of his presidency. The bill passed narrowly after months of Democratic opposition and internal Republican disputes.
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The House voted 214-212 to approve roughly $70 billion for ICE and Border Patrol through the rest of President Trump’s term. The bill ends a months-long funding fight but leaves out enforcement reforms Democrats had demanded.
The House is set to vote on a $70 billion Republican bill to fund ICE, Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Homeland Security through the rest of President Trump’s term. The measure cleared the Senate after disputes over White House ballroom funding and a proposed Justice Department payout fund.
Senate Republicans passed nearly $70 billion in immigration enforcement funding after an 18-hour overnight vote. The bill now heads to the House as lawmakers continue to clash over a proposed $1.8 billion fund for people claiming political targeting by the government.
The Senate passed a $70 billion bill to fund ICE and the Border Patrol through the end of President Donald Trump’s term. The measure advanced without limits on a disputed $1.776 billion settlement fund that drew bipartisan objections.
The Senate rejected a Democratic bid to block the Justice Department’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund as Republicans push a $70 billion ICE and Border Patrol funding bill. The vote exposed GOP divisions over the fund, which Trump has praised despite administration testimony that it is not moving forward.
Senate Republicans removed $1 billion for Secret Service security upgrades tied to President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom, allowing an immigration enforcement funding bill to move forward. The bill also had been slowed by objections to a proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund.
Senate Republicans advanced a reconciliation bill to fund immigration agencies after removing White House ballroom-related security money. Internal GOP concerns remain over a Justice Department “anti-weaponization” fund that some senators want permanently barred.