Senate Committees Introduce Reconciliation Bills Funding ICE and Border Patrol

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Senate Committees Introduce Reconciliation Bills Funding ICE and Border Patrol
May 6, 2026
 
Erin Leone
Government Relations Associate
Earlier this week, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSGAC) and Judiciary Committees introduced their pieces of the reconciliation package to provide funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol for the remainder of President Trump’s term. The release follows passage of a budget resolution in Congress last month laying the groundwork for reconciliation – a process that only requires a simple majority vote in the Senate for passage, avoiding the legislative filibuster.

Late last month, President Trump signed a bill into law providing appropriations for DHS after

congressional Democrats repeatedly blocked funding for over 70 days to push radical, anti-enforcement demands aimed at undermining ICE. Congressional Republican leadership reached a deal that DHS would be funded in that bill, while ICE and Border Patrol would be funded through reconciliation.

The HSGAC bill includes critical funding to further secure our borders. The bill includes:

$19.1 billion for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel
$7.45 billion for ICE personnel and operations support
$3.45 billion for CBP border surveillance technologies, screening of unaccompanied alien children (UACs), and measures to counter drug trafficking

https://www.fairus.org/legislation/congress/senate-committees-introduce-reconciliation-bills-funding-ice-and-border-patrol

[rangerrebew]

This is just more government claptrap!  When was the last time you saw anything beneficial from congress regarding immigration?  They don't want anything beneficial.  They want something they can argue about, blame each other over, but not get in hot water over while dealing under the table on other things.  Something that will incite passion with voters while they sit at the senate bar and chase women.  Something the MSM can take and run with to make one side look good and the other not.  Something to divert attention from the real problems that need to be addressed but they fear may be hazardous to their gravy trains.

The Somalis of Minnesota have nothing on congress.