House Republicans passed the house republicans immigration package on Tuesday in a 214-212 vote, sending a $70 billion immigration enforcement bill to Donald Trump for his signature. The Secure America Act covers Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Homeland Security through September 2029.
The bill cleared the House after the Senate approved it last week. Kevin Kiley, an independent who aligns with Republicans, joined all Democrats in voting no.
Johnson and Jeffries
Mike Johnson said, “With today’s vote, House and Senate Republicans have officially ended the third Democrat government shutdown of this Congress.” Hakeem Jeffries opposed the measure, saying it would “waste $70 billion in taxpayer money to give a blank check to ICE without any guardrails, any oversight, any accountability.”
The legislation allocates $38 billion to ICE, $26 billion to CBP and $5 billion more to DHS. House Democrats unanimously opposed the bill.
Scalise on the floor
Steve Scalise framed the vote as a law enforcement decision, telling supporters, “Make no mistake, you’re voting yes, you’re not only voting to secure America’s borders, you’re voting to fund law enforcement.” He added, “You vote no, you are voting to defund the police.”
The bill now awaits Trump’s signature, with the funding running through September 2029. Democrats had blocked funding for ICE and CBP after the DHS shutdown dispute, and Republicans said the new package was needed to prevent another shutdown of the department.
Trump’s bid to create a nearly $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund also loomed over the legislation as the measure moved to the White House.
