President Trump signed the Secure America Act earlier today, the $70 billion bill that funds Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection through the end of his term in September 2029. The legislation breaks a months-long partisan standoff in Congress over immigration enforcement funding.
The House passed the measure 214-212 on Tuesday, June 9, with all Republicans voting in favor and all Democrats opposed. The Senate had already approved it last week, 52-47, with only one Republican, Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, voting against it. The bill’s passage ends a 75-day partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security that began in February after Democrats blocked funding for ICE and Border Patrol in protest of federal immigration enforcement operations.
The Secure America Act allocates $38.5 billion to ICE for hiring, paying, and training personnel over three years, including $7 billion for Homeland Security Investigations agents. Customs and Border Protection receives $22.6 billion to hire, pay, train, and equip border patrol agents and support personnel. An additional $3.5 billion will fund technology improvements for border security, and $5 billion is set aside for Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to spend at his discretion.
The funding structure represents a significant expansion of immigration enforcement resources. ICE already received a $75 billion windfall from Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act signed into law last year, making it the most heavily funded federal law enforcement agency. The new reconciliation package provides another layer of multi-year funding, with lump-sum appropriations covering spending through fiscal year 2029 rather than the typical annual appropriations process.
Democrats sought to block the bill without securing reforms to immigration enforcement operations. Throughout the standoff, they demanded provisions requiring body cameras on officers, prohibiting agents from wearing masks during enforcement operations, and mandating judicial warrants before agents could enter homes. None of those restrictions made the final bill. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said the measure would “waste $70 billion in taxpayer money to give a blank check to ICE without any guardrails, any oversight, any accountability.”
The three-year funding window also prevents Democrats from using future budget appropriations processes to pressure immigration agencies until after Trump leaves office. Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough previously ruled that two other provisions violated budget reconciliation rules: a proposed $1.5 billion for the Justice Department and $1 billion for Secret Service security upgrades related to Trump’s White House ballroom project. Both were removed before final passage.
Republican Speaker Mike Johnson said the vote “ended the third Democrat government shutdown of this Congress.” The legislation now allows the Trump administration to operate ICE and Border Patrol with guaranteed funding for the remainder of his presidency, removing the leverage Democrats had previously used to negotiate on immigration policy.
Sources
- Time Magazine — detailed breakdown of bill contents, allocations, and what was excluded; signed on June 10, 2026
- The Guardian — House vote details (214-212), Senate approval, context on the DHS shutdown, and Democratic response
- C-SPAN — confirmation of Senate passage and vote count (52-47)
- NBC News — House passage and Senate approval timeline
- NPR — historical context on ICE budget increases and prior funding
