US House passes $70 billion bill to fund ICE, Border Patrol

WASHINGTON - A longstanding political stalemate in the U.S. Congress over money for immigration enforcement ended on Tuesday, when the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a $70 billion bill to fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol through the remainder of President Donald Trump's administration.

The 214-212 vote, which was roughly along party lines, sends the partisan legislation to the White House for Trump's signature. Representative Kevin Kiley, a former Republican who has become an independent, joined Democrats to oppose the measure.

The Republican-led Senate passed the same bill late last week after a marathon voting session. Republicans used a fast-track process known as reconciliation, which allowed them to circumvent opposition from Senate Democrats.

Policy disagreements between Republicans and Democrats over reforms for immigration agents led to a 76-day partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security earlier this year. The shutdown ended in April, after Trump signed a bipartisan bill funding DHS agencies that are not involved in the president's immigration crackdown through September 30, the end of the fiscal year.

The $70 billion will fund the administration's immigration enforcement efforts for the next three years without any of the reforms that Democrats sought.

(Reporting by Nolan D. McCaskill; additional reporting by David Morgan; Editing by Mark Porter, Alistair Bell and Cynthia Osterman)

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This story was originally published June 9, 2026 at 2:59 PM.