House Passes $70 Billion Secure America Act Funding ICE, CBP and Border Enforcement Through 2029

The House of Representatives passed a $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement on Tuesday, sending the legislation to President Trump for signature. The measure allocates $38 billion to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, $26 billion to Customs and Border Protection, and $5 billion to the Department of Homeland Security.

Within the ICE total, $31 billion is designated for enforcement operations and $7 billion for Homeland Security Investigations.

Border Patrol is set to receive $22 billion, of which $13 billion is earmarked for enforcement work. An additional $5 billion supports border security technology and screening programs that include artificial intelligence systems. The appropriations may be spent through September 2029.

The Secure America Act passed in a 214-212 vote that was largely along party lines. Kevin Kiley, an independent who aligns with the Republicans, joined all Democrats in voting no. The Senate approved the measure last week.

The legislation now awaits President Trump’s signature. The legislation does not include new provisions for judicial warrants on home entries or mandatory body cameras that Democrats had sought. It also omits dedicated funding for internal oversight offices and requirements for de-escalation training that had appeared in earlier DHS appropriations bills.

One Democratic representative said the bill passed with “no guardrails” while directing $70 billion to ICE. ” The bill ends a blockade of funding for the agencies, which Democrats announced in January after federal agents killed two US citizens in Minneapolis amid an intensive campaign billed as rooting out undocumented immigrants.

Their boycott halted passage of a measure that authorized spending by the entirety of DHS, forcing it to shut down for 75 days from mid-February.

The department reopened at the end of April after Democrats agreed to support legislation that paid for all of its operations excluding ICE and CBP. ” Scalise added: “You vote no, you are voting to defund the police. ” The vote followed a months-long legislative process that used budget reconciliation to advance the package.

Shortly before the act’s passage in the House, GOP lawmakers voted down an attempt by Democrats to insert language that would have blocked the government from issuing financial settlements to anyone convicted of assaulting a police officer during the January 6 insurrection. The House speaker, Mike Johnson, was photographed in the Capitol on 3 June.