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Trump signs $70B Secure America Act funding ICE and CBP

Published 10 June 2026

President Donald Trump signed a major immigration enforcement funding bill into law on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, allocating nearly $70 billion to federal agencies through the end of his term. The legislation, known as the Secure America Act, provides a multiyear financial commitment to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), cementing a key policy priority of the administration.

The bill was passed by the House of Representatives on Tuesday by a vote of 214 to 212, following Senate approval last week. The signing concludes a nearly six-month partisan standoff over Department of Homeland Security funding that began after the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens, Alex Pretti and Renee Good, during federal immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis in January. Democrats had sought to block further funding for ICE and Border Patrol without accompanying reforms, leading to the longest partial government shutdown in DHS history.

The final legislation channels approximately $38 billion to ICE and $26 billion to CBP, with an additional $5 billion set aside for unforeseen costs. The funding is structured as a lump-sum appropriation...

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