# Nebraska AG Hilgers Joins Attorneys General Supporting Border Security Funding  
**Published:** 2026-06-09T20:59:01.000Z  
**Source:** [Nebraska Attorney General](https://ago.nebraska.gov/ag-hilgers-joins-letter-congress-supporting-secure-america-act)  
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Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers has joined other state attorneys general in supporting the Secure America Act, legislation that provides federal funding for border security and immigration enforcement agencies, according to [an announcement from the Nebraska Attorney General's Office](https://ago.nebraska.gov/ag-hilgers-joins-letter-congress-supporting-secure-america-act).

[The Secure America Act, which passed the U.S. Senate on June 5](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2/text), represents approximately $70 billion in funding for the Department of Homeland Security through fiscal year 2029. [The legislation provides direct appropriations to U.S. Customs and Border Protection to hire, pay, train and equip personnel; procure and maintain new technology; and perform activities related to border security](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2/text), according to congressional documents.

Hilgers, a Republican who [serves as Nebraska's attorney general](https://ago.nebraska.gov/), is among state law enforcement leaders expressing support for the measure. [The Republican Attorneys General Association stated that state law enforcement officials rely on strong federal partners to keep their communities safe](https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/06/the-secure-america-act-ends-democrat-obstruction-fully-funds-cbp-ice-and-president-trumps-border-security-agenda/), citing the need for sustained funding to federal immigration enforcement agencies.

[The bill funds both U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection through the remainder of President Donald Trump's administration](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2/text). The House was expected to take action on the legislation following Senate passage.

[The legislation followed months of debate regarding federal funding for the Department of Homeland Security](https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/06/the-secure-america-act-ends-democrat-obstruction-fully-funds-cbp-ice-and-president-trumps-border-security-agenda/), with the measure moving through budget reconciliation procedures to bypass certain legislative delays.

## Sources

- [Nebraska Attorney General](https://ago.nebraska.gov/ag-hilgers-joins-letter-congress-supporting-secure-america-act)
- [Full text of S.2 Secure America Act from Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2/text)
- [White House statement on the Secure America Act](https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/06/the-secure-america-act-ends-democrat-obstruction-fully-funds-cbp-ice-and-president-trumps-border-security-agenda/)

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