The House advanced a $70 billion bill on Monday to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol through the rest of President Trump’s term, after the Senate passed the measure with a 52-47 vote four days earlier. The House Rules Committee cleared the bill for floor consideration, setting up a full chamber vote as Republicans push the immigration enforcement funding to completion.
The legislation allocates $38.6 billion for ICE and $22.6 billion for the Border Patrol, according to NBC News. An additional $5 billion covers unforeseen Department of Homeland Security costs, and $108.5 million funds child exploitation investigations. The bill would extend funding through 2029, covering the remainder of Trump’s time in office.
The Senate passed the package early Friday morning after 18 hours of debate and amendment votes. The final tally was 52-47, with only one Republican, Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, voting against it alongside all Democrats. Democratic Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado missed the vote. The legislation passed without restrictions on a controversial $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” settlement fund that drew intense bipartisan criticism earlier in the process.
The bill’s path has been contentious. The Trump administration initially proposed including $1 billion for White House security enhancements and the $1.8 billion settlement fund for Trump allies who claimed unjust prosecution. Both proposals proved politically toxic and were abandoned. Republicans ultimately defeated multiple bipartisan amendments aimed at limiting or prohibiting the settlement fund, though acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told Congress the administration would not proceed with it.
Democrats have opposed the funding without new restrictions on ICE and Border Patrol operations. Two deaths in Minneapolis—Alex Pretti and Renee Good—sparked Democratic demands for agency reforms, including requirements that agents display ID badges during enforcement operations and obtain judicial warrants before entering private property. Those safeguards did not make it into the final bill. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries vowed his party would oppose the package, stating that “taxpayer dollars should be used to make life more affordable for the American people, not give ICE another $70-billion blank check.”
The funding comes atop nearly $140 billion Congress provided ICE and Customs and Border Protection the previous year through Trump’s tax and spending legislation. House Speaker Mike Johnson has little margin for error on the floor vote, as Republicans can afford to lose only a few votes if all members are present. The bill represents a scaled-down package after Republicans abandoned plans for broader legislation that included the contested funds.
Sources
- ABC News — House panel advances $70 billion immigration bill (June 9, 2026)
- Los Angeles Times — House is set to fund Trump’s immigration actions for the rest of his time in the White House (June 9, 2026)
- NBC News — Senate passes $70 billion measure to fund ICE and Border Patrol (June 5, 2026)
- DW — US Senate passes $70 billion funding for ICE, Border Patrol (June 5, 2026)
- C-SPAN — Senate Passes ICE and Border Patrol Funding Bill (June 5, 2026)
- NPR — Senate passes $70B immigration enforcement bill without limits on Trump settlement fund (June 5, 2026)
