President Donald Trump signed a $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement through the remainder of his administration. The legislation allocates significant funds to ICE and Border Patrol, following a six-month impasse over homeland security funding.
The bill provides substantial funding for immigration enforcement operations, aligning with the administration's stated goals for border security and deportation efforts.
President Donald Trump signed a $70 billion bill into law that significantly boosts funding for his immigration and deportation agenda. The legislation allocates $38 billion to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and $26 billion to the Border Patrol, with an additional $5 billion set aside for unforeseen expenses. This funding is intended to support the administration's goal of deporting approximately one million people annually.
The bill's passage followed a contentious six-month struggle over Department of Homeland Security funding. Proposals for $1 billion in White House security funding and a $1.8 billion fund for victims of political prosecution were removed from the bill, which now focuses exclusively on immigration enforcement. Republicans have framed immigration as a key issue for the upcoming midterm elections.