Republicans pass bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol through the end of Trump’s term

BREAKING NEWSJun. 9, 2026, 9:24 PM UTCCongressCongressRepublicans pass bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol through the end of Trump’s termThe legislation, passed only with Republican votes after Democrats demanded reforms to the immigration agencies, now heads to President Donald Trump to sign into law.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Border Patrol agents take a man into custody in Minneapolis on Jan. 11.Scott Olson / Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleBy Scott WongWASHINGTON — After weeks of setbacks and delays, the Republican-controlled House on Tuesday narrowly passed a roughly $70 billion package to fund ICE and Border Patrol through the end of President Donald Trump’s term.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.The vote was 214-212. The package, dubbed the Secure America Act, cleared the Senate last week and now heads to the president’s desk for his expected signature.The successful House vote ends months of drama and partisan bickering over immigration enforcement funding. In February, Senate Democrats voted to shut down the Department of Homeland Security after the fatal shootings of two American citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, during immigration operations in Minneapolis the previous month.FORSUBSCRIBERS00:0000:00Why an ICE detention center in New Jersey has sparked protests02:55Some 75 days later, Congress passed a bill to end the DHS shutdown — the longest in U.S. history — and fund much of the sprawling federal agency, including the Coast Guard, FEMA, TSA and the Secret Service. But funding for ICE and Border Patrol was stripped out after Republicans rejected Democratic demands for immigration enforcement reforms, including requiring agents to wear mandatory body cameras and judicial warrants before entering homes.Because of that impasse, Trump resorted to using other pots of money to temporarily pay those agents and officers.The only way Trump and his congressio...