President Trump Signs $70 Billion Immigration Enforcement Package

President Trump signed a $70 billion immigration enforcement package on Wednesday in the Oval Office. The bill funds Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, and the Department of Homeland Security through the end of his term.

The legislation provides $39 billion to ICE, $26 billion to CBP, and an additional $5 billion to DHS. The House passed the measure 214-212 on Tuesday, four days after Senate passage, with votes falling largely along party lines.

Republicans advanced the funding through budget reconciliation after Democrats declined to support annual appropriations for the immigration agencies. Senate Democrats had filibustered the Department of Homeland Security spending bill, leading to a record 76-day shutdown.

Republicans later separated non-immigration funding and routed ICE and CBP allocations through the filibuster-proof process. An earlier proposal for an $8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund at the Justice Department was withdrawn before final passage. President Trump had urged Republicans to deliver the immigration package by June 1.

At the signing, President Trump said the funding would support enforcement personnel. “We’ll give the heroes of ICE and Border Patrol, and that’s what they are … the support and resources they need to defend our borders, protect our homeland and to keep America safe,” he said.

He added that border security was central to his campaign. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise stated that Republicans had worked with the president to secure the border. Two U.S. citizens, Alex Pretti and Renee Good, were arrested while protesting ICE activity in Minneapolis around the time of the vote.