Trump signs $70 billion immigration enforcement bill

The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a $70 billion bill last week that would fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and border patrol through September 2029. 

What’s happening: The measure, passed by the Senate just days earlier, follows a monthslong stalemate over immigration enforcement funding and the broader role of the Department of Homeland Security. 

• President Trump signed the bill — which includes $38 billion for ICE, $26 billion for Customs and Border Protection, and $5 billion for the Department of Homeland Security — into law on June 10. 

Go deeper: The fight over the package followed a prolonged funding standoff tied to immigration enforcement, with Democrats opposing the measure over ICE practices and oversight concerns. 

• Republicans, meanwhile, argued that the funding was needed to support border security and immigration enforcement operations.

What they’re saying: “It’s long overdue,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said during a press conference. “We have to fund border security and immigration enforcement, and it’s sad that Republicans have to do it on our own.”

• The other side: “We believe that taxpayer dollars should be used to make life more affordable for the American people — not give ICE another $70 billion blank check so that they can unleash brutality on American citizens and violently target law-abiding immigrant communities,” added House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.