President Trump on Wednesday morning will sign the Secure America Act, a GOP-led bill that funds U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol through 2029. House Republicans passed the reconciliation package, a major victory for the Trump administration, on Tuesday. The nearly $70 billion bill, which advanced in the Senate on Friday after stalling for weeks, passed the lower chamber by a vote of 214-212. Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-Calif.) voted alongside Democrats to block the bill. #donaldtrump #secureamericanact #gop
It comes as Congress works to pass funding for Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement through a reconciliation package that would not require Democratic support.
If abortion mill defunding is not included in a new reconciliation package, Americans will once again be forced to fund abortion, inflicting a moral wound on our national conscience.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told Republicans on a call Thursday he won't hold a vote on a DHS funding bill until the Senate makes significant progress on funding for ICE and CBP, sources told Axios. Why it matters: Johnson's members are deeply frustrated with leadership's plan to fund the agency, and he doesn't have the support to pass a DHS funding bill without ICE and CBP right now. But any delay will prolong what's already been a record-long shutdown at the agency. - Johnson told his conference he thinks the Senate could pass a narrow reconciliation package funding ICE and CBP within two weeks, one source on the call said. - Progress, or near-completion of the reconciliation funding for immigration enforcement in the Senate…
