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U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Secure America Act on Wednesday, a $70 billion package to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection through the end of his second term in 2029.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Secure America Act on Wednesday, a $70 billion package to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection through the end of his second term in 2029.

The House passed the bill 214-212 on Tuesday, following a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2026/senate-passes-b-immigration-funding-bill-">52-47 Senate vote</a> the previous Friday. All Democrats opposed the measure, as did independent Rep. Kevin Kiley of California.

The House passed the bill 214-212 on Tuesday, following a 52-47 Senate vote the previous Friday. All Democrats opposed the measure, as did independent Rep. Kevin Kiley of California.

The funding package allocates $38 billion to ICE, $26 billion to Border Patrol and $5 billion for DHS discretionary spending. It also includes over $9.5 billion to hire Border Patrol agents and nearly $3.5 billion to combat drug trafficking.

The funding package allocates $38 billion to ICE, $26 billion to Border Patrol and $5 billion for DHS discretionary spending. It also includes over $9.5 billion to hire Border Patrol agents and nearly $3.5 billion to combat drug trafficking.

Democrats had refused to fund ICE and Border Patrol since January, following the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal agents during a deportation surge in Minneapolis. Talks between Democrats and Republicans over a compromise eventually broke down.

Democrats had refused to fund ICE and Border Patrol since January, following the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal agents during a deportation surge in Minneapolis. Talks between Democrats and Republicans over a compromise eventually broke down.

Republicans used the budget reconciliation process to pass the bill with a simple majority, bypassing the 60-vote threshold normally required in the Senate. The bill did not include Democratic-sought reforms such as judicial warrants for arrests or mandatory body cameras.

Republicans used the budget reconciliation process to pass the bill with a simple majority, bypassing the 60-vote threshold normally required in the Senate. The bill did not include Democratic-sought reforms such as judicial warrants for arrests or mandatory body cameras.

Two original provisions — a $1 billion allocation for security upgrades tied to a White House East Wing ballroom project and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2026/trumps-b-antiweaponization-fund-dead-after-court-blocks">a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund</a> — caused a weeks-long rift among Republicans and were later dropped from the final bill. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) was the only Republican to vote against the final package.

Two original provisions — a $1 billion allocation for security upgrades tied to a White House East Wing ballroom project and a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund — caused a weeks-long rift among Republicans and were later dropped from the final bill. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) was the only Republican to vote against the final package.

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The House passed the bill 214-212 on Tuesday, following a 52-47 Senate vote the previous Friday. All Democrats opposed the measure, as did independent Rep. Kevin Kiley of California.

The Secure America Act delivers $70 billion to ICE and CBP, giving border enforcement the resources needed to finish the job Trump started. Fentanyl crossings are down nearly 60%, and the bill funds domestic law enforcement and anti-child exploitation efforts through 2029. Democrats spent months blocking this funding in a naked attempt to leave the border wide open, and the American people already rejected that agenda at the ballot box.

The Secure America Act delivers $70 billion to ICE and CBP, giving border enforcement the resources needed to finish the job Trump started. Fentanyl crossings are down nearly 60%, and the bill funds domestic law enforcement and anti-child exploitation efforts through 2029. Democrats spent months blocking this funding in a naked attempt to leave the border wide open, and the American people already rejected that agenda at the ballot box.

Dumping $70 billion into ICE with zero reforms or guardrails ignores the fact that nearly three in four Americans supported reforming or abolishing the agency outright. Republicans used budget reconciliation to steamroll Democratic demands for basic safeguards like judicial warrants, locking in unchecked enforcement through Trump's entire term. That money could have gone toward lowering health care costs or groceries instead of funding an increasingly unpopular agency.

Dumping $70 billion into ICE with zero reforms or guardrails ignores the fact that nearly three in four Americans supported reforming or abolishing the agency outright. Republicans used budget reconciliation to steamroll Democratic demands for basic safeguards like judicial warrants, locking in unchecked enforcement through Trump's entire term. That money could have gone toward lowering health care costs or groceries instead of funding an increasingly unpopular agency.

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The Secure America Act delivers $70 billion to ICE and CBP, giving border enforcement the resources needed to finish the job Trump started. Fentanyl crossings are down nearly 60%, and the bill funds domestic law enforcement and anti-child exploitation efforts through 2029. Democrats spent months blocking this funding, prioritizing the concerns of immigration advocacy groups over broader public safety — a tradeoff the American people already rejected at the ballot box.

The Secure America Act delivers $70 billion to ICE and CBP, giving border enforcement the resources needed to finish the job Trump started. Fentanyl crossings are down nearly 60%, and the bill funds domestic law enforcement and anti-child exploitation efforts through 2029. Democrats spent months blocking this funding, prioritizing the concerns of immigration advocacy groups over broader public safety — a tradeoff the American people already rejected at the ballot box.

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