US House Passes $90 Billion Bill to Fund ICE and Border Patrol
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a $70 billion bill on June 9 to fund US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol through the remainder of President Trump's administration, with a 214-212 vote largely along party lines. The legislation follows a 76-day partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security earlier in 2026 over immigration policy disagreements between Republicans and Democrats. The bill now goes to Trump for signature and represents the resolution of a longstanding political stalemate over immigration enforcement funding.
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a $70 billion bill on June 9 to fund ICE and Border Patrol through the remainder of Trump's administration, with a 214-212 vote that was largely along party lines. The Senate had already passed the same bill using the reconciliation process, which allowed Republicans to bypass Democratic opposition. The legislation resolves a political impasse that led to a 76-day partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security earlier in 2026 over policy disagreements on immigration agent reforms. Democrats opposed the funding following fatal shootings of two Americans by immigration agents in January and sought reforms, but failed to reach an agreement with the White House. The bill's path was complicated by Trump's demands for $1 billion in White House ballroom security funding and an $1.8 billion "anti-weaponisation" fund, though the ballroom funding was ultimately removed from the final legislation.
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US House passes $90 billion bill to fund ICE, Border Patrol
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