- President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a $70 billion immigration funding package, ending months of debate over Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.
- Senate and House Democrats were united in their opposition to the measure amid concerns about immigration enforcement practices, but Republicans were able to pass the package along party-lines thanks to a congressional procedure known as budget reconciliation.
- Progress on the immigration bill was nearly derailed amid Republican pushback to Trump's creation of a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund to pay allies who he said had been wronged by the federal government.
The package to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection passed out of
Congress in the last week after months of debate and delays amid Democratic concerns about overly aggressive immigration enforcement.
At a signing ceremony in the Oval Office on Wednesday, Trump said the bill would "give the heroes of ICE and border patrol ... the support and resources they need to defend our borders, protect our homeland and to keep America safe."
Democrats had refused to fund the two Department of Homeland Security subagencies since January, when an immigration surge in Minneapolis led to the deaths of two U.S. citizens at the hands of federal agents. Republicans, in response to Democratic opposition, pursued a congressional process known as budget reconciliation, which allows for the party-line passage of controversial spending and budgetary measures with a simple majority in the Senate, as opposed to the 60 votes normally needed to overcome a filibuster.
The Senate advanced the immigration funding package on
Friday on a 52-47 vote, with no Democrats voting in favor. The House followed on Tuesday, approving the package 214-212, also with no Democratic support.
"Despite Democrat efforts to shut down ICE and Border Patrol, Republicans have now fully funded these agencies through President Trump's entire second term to the tune of nearly $70 billion," Sen.
Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who leads the Senate budget panel, said in a statement on Tuesday. "Thanks to President Trump, our border has gone from its weakest point to its most secure point in less than two years."
Trump had originally called for the package to reach his desk by June 1, but progress was derailed last month after the announcement of a
$1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund that drew pushback from congressional Democrats and Republicans alike.
Despite their apparent frustrations, most Republicans voted against a Democratic measure last week that would have quashed the fund.<small>Source: CNBC</small>
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Trump signs $70 billion immigration funding bill after months of delay
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June 10, 2026
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