In party-line vote, House agrees to consider measure funding ICE and border patrol that passed Senate last week
House Republicans on Tuesday took a key vote to advance a $70bn bill funding the agencies leading Donald Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants through the duration of his term, which would end a months-long standoff with Democrats that at one point forced the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to shutter.
The Secure America Act, which passed the Senate last week, allocates $38bn to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), $26bn to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and $5bn more to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through September 2029.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/09/house-immigration-bill-funding
Author : Chris Stein
Publish date : 2026-06-09 19:42:00
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