Immigration Funding Bill Is Finally Here
Senate Republicans have introduced a $70 billion funding package to support immigration enforcement, border security, and related agencies through the reconciliation process. The bill allocates funds for ICE, CBP, the DOJ, FBI, DEA, and the U.S. Secret Service, with spending restrictions on non-security elements of the White House East Wing project. The legislation is set for markup when Congress returns and aims to meet a June 1 funding deadline.
- ▪The funding package allocates over $30 billion to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for personnel, deportations, and legal staffing.
- ▪Customs and Border Protection would receive $3.4 billion for hiring and training agents, plus additional operational funding.
- ▪$1 billion is designated for U.S. Secret Service security costs related to the White House East Wing Modernization Project, restricted to security-only expenses.
- ▪The bill includes $1.45 billion for the Department of Justice to support counterterrorism efforts through the National Security Division.
- ▪Funding for artificial intelligence equipment and air surveillance totals $3.45 billion, with restrictions on untested AI surveillance towers.
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Home - Border & Immigration News - Immigration Funding Bill Is Finally Here NEWS Immigration Funding Bill Is Finally Here Virginia Grace McKinnon • May 5, 2026 Print U.S. Border Patrol and protesters clash after a raid was conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement June 7, 2025. (Apu Gomes/Getty Images) (function(){var t=document.querySelector(".wp-block-kadence-dynamichtml"),s=document.currentScript.previousElementSibling;if(t&&s){if("prepend"==="before_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t);else if("prepend"==="after_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t.nextSibling);else if("prepend"==="prepend"||"prepend"==="inside_first_child")t.insertBefore(s,t.firstChild);else t.appendChild(s);}})(); Late Monday night, Senate Republicans announced a funding package to earmark more than $70…
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