Chicago – June 10, 2026
President Donald Trump signed legislation Wednesday providing nearly $70 billion to fund his immigration and deportation agenda through the end of his presidency in 2029.
The bill allocates $38 billion to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and $26 billion for the Border Patrol, with an additional $5 billion reserved for unforeseen expenses. Trump signed the legislation in the Oval Office a day after House Republicans advanced it by a narrow 214-212 vote despite Democratic opposition.
The funding will sustain both agencies for three years, front-loading routine annual funding to ensure virtually uninterrupted money as the administration seeks to deport approximately 1 million people annually. The legislation focuses exclusively on immigration enforcement, which Republicans frame as a defining issue between the major parties ahead of November’s midterm elections.
The bill had previously stalled over contentious proposals including $1 billion for White House security and Trump’s new ballroom, plus $1.8 billion to compensate allies alleging political prosecution, but those were ultimately abandoned.
