# House passes $70B immigration enforcement funding through Trump's term  
**Published:** 2026-06-09T22:39:09.000Z  
**Source:** [Nebraska Examiner](https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/06/09/repub/republicans-in-congress-clear-final-hurdle-for-70b-boost-in-immigration-enforcement/)  
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The Republican-controlled House on Tuesday narrowly passed a nearly $70 billion package to fund immigration enforcement agencies through the remainder of President Donald Trump's term, according to the [Nebraska Examiner](https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/06/09/repub/republicans-in-congress-clear-final-hurdle-for-70b-boost-in-immigration-enforcement/). The 214-212 vote sends the measure to Trump's desk, where it is expected to be signed into law.

The legislation, called the Secure America Act, clears what had become the final major hurdle in a months-long battle over immigration enforcement funding. [House Republicans](https://www.house.gov/) pushed the bill through without including any new guardrails on how federal agents operate, despite Democratic demands for oversight reforms. Rep. Kevin Kiley, a California independent who caucuses with Republicans, joined all Democrats in voting no.

The package provides $38.53 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, $26.02 billion for Customs and Border Protection, and $5 billion for the Department of Homeland Security. The funding extends through September 2029, ensuring immigration enforcement agencies remain financed through the end of Trump's second term.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., argued that ICE and Border Patrol need the additional resources to deport anyone in the country without legal authorization. Democrats, led by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., opposed giving what they called a "blank check to ICE without any guardrails, any oversight, or any accountability."

The funding comes after [a 115-day standoff](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/09/nx-s1-5851664/house-reconciliation-vote-immigration-enforcement-ice-border-patrol) triggered in January when federal officers killed two U.S. citizens during immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis. Democrats initially blocked funding for the agencies, seeking reforms including body camera requirements and judicial warrant mandates for home entries. However, those demands were ultimately not included in the final bill.

Republicans turned to the budget reconciliation process—a special legislative pathway that allows bills to pass with simple majority votes in the Senate—after [Democrats filibustered annual appropriations](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2/text?s=1&r=1&hl=S+2). Senate Republicans passed the measure 52-47 earlier this month, with Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski as the only GOP member voting against it. The bill's passage ends months of internal Republican divisions over unrelated proposals, including a controversial $1.8 billion Justice Department fund and Trump's proposed White House ballroom project—both of which were ultimately dropped from the legislation.

## Sources

- [Nebraska Examiner](https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/06/09/repub/republicans-in-congress-clear-final-hurdle-for-70b-boost-in-immigration-enforcement/)
- [NPR coverage of House reconciliation vote on immigration enforcement](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/09/nx-s1-5851664/house-reconciliation-vote-immigration-enforcement-ice-border-patrol)
- [Congress.gov bill text for immigration enforcement legislation](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2/text?s=1&r=1&hl=S+2)

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